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Book SynopsisContinental feminist theory covers issues of equality and difference, identity and subjectivity. Modern thinkers such as Judith Butler present new perspectives on sex, gender, and sexual politics, yet these theories are not well received. This work responds to the marginalization of such thinkers.
Trade ReviewThis important collection brings together key writings by major feminist theorists of our time. It is a valuable tool for acquainting students with the dominant theoretical approaches to contemporary feminism. -- Tina Chanter, DePaul University
Incredibly fascinating and insightful. * Altar Magazine *
Cahill and Hansen have produced a useful reader that is also a pleasure to study. Their introductory remarks are extensive, clear, and original, inviting even a skeptic of the analytic/continental divide to rethink and learn. -- Sara Ruddick, New School University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Judith Butler Chapter 3 Introduction: "The Politics of Sexual Identity" Chapter 4 "'Woman' as the Subject of Feminism" Chapter 5 "Bodily Inscriptions, Performative Subversions" Chapter 6 "Conclusion: From Parody to Politics" Part 7 Rosi Braidotti Chapter 8 Introduction: "Nomadic Subjectivity" Chapter 9 "Sexual Difference as Nomadic Political Project" Part 10 Teresa Brennan Chapter 11 Introduction: "Detours and Delays" Chapter 12 "Social Pressure" Chapter 13 "Essence Against Identity" Part 14 Kelly Oliver Chapter 15 Introduction: "Abjected Maternal Love and Paternal Pathology" Chapter 16 "The Morality of American Manhood, Responsibility, and Virility" Chapter 17 "What is Transformative about the Performative? From Repetition to Working-Through" Part 18 Drucilla Cornell Chapter 19 Introduction: "Equivalent Rights" Chapter 20 "Living Together: Psychic Space and the Demand for Sexual Equality" Part 21 Teresa de Lauretis Chapter 22 Introduction: "Women Writing Passionate Fictions of Woman" Chapter 23 "Through the Looking Glass" Part 24 Moira Gatens Chapter 25 Introduction: "Imaginary Bodies and Real Difference" Chapter 26 "Power, Bodies, and Difference" Chapter 27 "Towards a Feminist Philosophy of the Body" Part 28 Elizabeth Grosz Chapter 29 Introduction: "The Promise of the Unruly Body" Chapter 30 "Sexed Bodies"
