Tearing the Veil (Rle Feminist Theory): Essays on Femininity

ISBN-13: 9780415754255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 144 str.

Susan Lipschitz

Opis

A collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be 'feminine' are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order.

Spis treści

Notes on contributors.  Introduction.  Part 1. Sexuality and the Body  1. The Mother and the Hospital: an unfortunate fit between the woman’s internal world and some hospital practices Dana Breen  2. The Witch and her Devils: an exploration of the relationship between femininity and illness Susan Lipschitz  3. The Whore in Peru: the splitting of women into good and bad and the isolation of the prostitute Katherine Arnold  Part 2. Representations of Women  4. Tess: The Making of a Pure Woman Mary Jacobus  5. The City’s Achievements: the patriotic Amazonomachy and ancient Athens Mandy Merck  6. The Woman-Power: religious heresy and feminism in early English socialism Barbara Taylor.  Index.

O autorze

Susan Lipschitz