In the past decade the central principles of western feminist theory have been dramatically challenged. many feminists have endorsed post-structuralism's rejection of essentialist theoretical categories, and have added a powerful gender dimension to contemporary critiques of modernity. Earlier 'women' have been radically undermined, and newer concerns with 'difference', 'identity', and 'power' have emerged. Destabilizing Theory explores these developments in a set of specially commissioned essays by feminist theorists. Does this change amount to a real shift within feminist theory, or will...
In the past decade the central principles of western feminist theory have been dramatically challenged. many feminists have endorsed post-structuralis...
Imagination in Theory focuses on Michele Barrett's long-standing interest in cultural questions and shows how it informs her analysis of current developments in social and feminist theory. Taking culture, theory, and writing as its themes, the book -translates- across the barriers between the humanities and social sciences, raising a number of important-and controversial-issues.
Imagination in Theory focuses on Michele Barrett's long-standing interest in cultural questions and shows how it informs her analysis of cur...
Imagination in Theory focuses on Michele Barrett's long-standing interest in cultural questions and shows how it informs her analysis of current developments in social and feminist theory. Taking culture, theory, and writing as its themes, the book -translates- across the barriers between the humanities and social sciences, raising a number of important-and controversial-issues.
Imagination in Theory focuses on Michele Barrett's long-standing interest in cultural questions and shows how it informs her analysis of cur...
This book is about the dramatic eclipse of one of Marxism's major theoretical and political weapons - the theory of ideology. The fortunes of this concept, recently subjected to a barrage of criticism but particularly from post-structuralists, are seen as symptomatic of the difficulties now besetting the Marxist tradition.
This book is about the dramatic eclipse of one of Marxism's major theoretical and political weapons - the theory of ideology. The fortunes of this con...
This major new book is the most up-to-date account of current feminist debates, written by some of the world's leading feminist thinkers. The 1980s saw a devastating critique of the simple unities of woman or woman's experience as a theoretical basis for feminist politics. The 1990s brought a powerful reappraisal of the universalizing tendencies in mainstream political, social and cultural theory, as feminists explored the deeper biases that go beyond mere sexism' to structure the very terms of theoretical debate. Destabilizing Theory pushes this debate further with major new essays by...
This major new book is the most up-to-date account of current feminist debates, written by some of the world's leading feminist thinkers. The 1980s sa...
Taking culture, theory and writing as its themes, this text explores these through work on aesthetics, cultural politics, subjectivity, developments in feminist thought, psychoanalysis, and some new ideas on cultural studies and social theory. The book ends with a comparison of the ideas of Virginia Woolf and Michel Foucault which is used to pose questions about the differences and similarities between fiction and theory.
Taking culture, theory and writing as its themes, this text explores these through work on aesthetics, cultural politics, subjectivity, developments i...
Taking culture, theory and writing as its themes, this text explores these through work on aesthetics, cultural politics, subjectivity, developments in feminist thought, psychoanalysis, and some new ideas on cultural studies and social theory. The book ends with a comparison of the ideas of Virginia Woolf and Michel Foucault which is used to pose questions about the differences and similarities between fiction and theory.
Taking culture, theory and writing as its themes, this text explores these through work on aesthetics, cultural politics, subjectivity, developments i...
In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of Western maritime exploration, and the discovery of Strange New Worlds in space. This Starry Sea has become a familiar metaphor in the 30-year history of Star Trek, providing a backdrop to the relentless questioning of human nature. The progressive politics that underpinned the original programme is still very much a part of Star Trek's overall philosophy. The earlier series of Star Trek shows a faith in science and rationalism, and in a benign, liberal leadership. This modern order...
In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of Western maritime exploration, and the d...
In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of Western maritime exploration, and the discovery of Strange New Worlds in space. This Starry Sea has become a familiar metaphor in the 30-year history of Star Trek, providing a backdrop to the relentless questioning of human nature. The progressive politics that underpinned the original programme is still very much a part of Star Trek's overall philosophy. The earlier series of Star Trek shows a faith in science and rationalism, and in a benign, liberal leadership. This modern order...
In a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, Star Trek has maintained the values of Western maritime exploration, and the d...
Women's Oppression Today is a classic text in the debate about Marxism and feminism, exploring how gender, sexuality and the "family-household system" operate in relation to contemporary capitalism. In this updated edition, Michele Barrett surveys the social and intellectual changes that have taken place since the book's original publication, and looks back at the political climate in which the book was written. In a major new essay, she defends the central arguments of the book, at the same time addressing the way such an engagement would play out differently today, over thirty...
Women's Oppression Today is a classic text in the debate about Marxism and feminism, exploring how gender, sexuality and the "family-househo...
