Feminist Amnesia: The Wake of Women's Liberation

ISBN-13: 9780415148078 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 216 str.

Jean Curthoys

Opis

Challenging contemporary academic feminism, the author argues that the decline of university arts education and the loss of a deep moral commitment in feminism are related phenomena. The contradiction set up by the radical ideas of the 1960s, and the institutionalized life of many of its protagonists in the academy, has produced a special kind of intellectual distortion. This text criticises the trends in feminist theory from the perspective of forgotten and allegedly outdated feminist ideas.

Recenzje

'This forceful and impressive book surely goes to the root of what is wrong, not just with feminist theory but with important elements of 'postmodern' theorising generally. Read it!' - Mary Midgely

'A brave book, not only that, it is an important milestone in the struggle to restore the moral integrity of feminism, and the commitment to critical and disinterested inquiry which is so central to the academy.' - Book Notes

'Beautifully written.' - CITS Review

Spis treści

Introduction: The Losing of WisdomPart I: Liberation Theory 1. The Psychology of Power 2. The Getting of Wisdom, Postscript to Part IPart II: Dualisms, Confusions and Power 3. Feminism for Power: Dualisms and Confusions 4. The Genesis of the Dualisms CritiquePart III: Feminism and Deconstruction 5. The Criticism of Heaven versus the Criticism of Earth: Feminism and Deconstruction 6. Conclusion: A Different Divided Subject

O autorze

Jean Curthoys