Recreating Sexual Politics : Men, Feminism and Politics

ISBN-13: 9780415570893 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 334 str.

Victor Seidler

Opis

First published in 1991, this title examines sexual politics in a world which is being radically changed by the challenges of feminism. Seidler explores how men have responded to feminism, and the contradictory feelings men have towards dominant forms of masculinity.

Simone Weil — philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker — developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves an alternative both to liberalism and to Marxism. In A Truer Liberty, originally published in 1989, Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil’s philosophy sought to place political action on a firmly moral basis. The dignity of the manual worker became the standard for political institutions and movements. Weil criticized Marxism for its confidence in progress and revolution and its attendant illusory belief that history is on the side of the proletariat.

Blum and Seidler relate Weil’s work to influential trends in political philosophy today, from analytic Marxism to central traditions within liberal thought. The authors stress the importance of Weil’s work for understanding liberation theology, Catholic radicalism, and, more generally, social movements against oppression which are closely tied to religion and spirituality.

Recenzje

‘In seeking the sources of well-worn patterns, the incomprehension, anger and resentment which often explode in male/female relationships become more comprehensible ... Helpful, clear and demystifying’ – Sheila Rowbotham

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Identity, Politics and Experience 2. Consciousness-raising 3. Feminism 4. Self-denial 5. Morality 6. Emotional Life 7. Work 8. Violence 9. Fascism 10. Therapy 11. Politics 12. Conclusion: Recreating Politics-socialism, Feminism and Ecology.