Feminism Beside Itself

by Diane Elam (Editor)

Overview

This book brings together a distinguished group of scholars from several generations of feminists, asking them to reflect on the history and identity of feminism. Explores feminism in history and the conflict within feminism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415910415
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/30/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Diane Elam, Robyn Wiegman

Table of Contents

contingencies Contingencies, DianeElam, RobynWiegman; Part 1 Beside Itself; Chapter 1 Making History, Susan StanfordFriedman; Chapter 2 How To Satisfy A Woman “Every Time”…, JudithRoof; Chapter 3 Domestication, RachelBowlby; Chapter 4 Transferences, DeborahMcDowell; Chapter 5 In The Name Of Feminism, ValeriaWagner; Part 2 Against Itself; Chapter 6 Feminist Misogyny, SusanGubar; Chapter 7 “Moral Deviancy” And Contemporary Feminism, KarinCope; Chapter 8 The Singularity Of Multiplicity, CyrainaJohnson-Roullier; Chapter 9 Authenticity Is Such A Drag!, SabinaSawhney; Chapter 10 Housebreaking History, DanaHeller; Part 3 Besides …; Chapter 11 Personal Criticism, ChristieMcDonald; Chapter 12 Perverts By Choice, ElspethProbyn; Chapter 13 Writing Nawal El Saadawi, FedwaMalti-Douglas; Chapter 14 '68 Or The Revolution Of Little Queers, LaurenBerlant; Chapter 15 The Wild Woman And All That Jazz, DrucillaCornell;

Editorial Reviews

Feminists from several generations reflect on the history and identity of feminism, exploring the assumptions feminism has made about history, narrative, political purpose, and itself. The 15 essays neither point in the same direction nor necessarily agree with one another; "by questioning the unity and identity of feminism," the editors write, "we do not relinquish its political force but contingently agree that feminism's unknowability is its very strength." Essays include: feminist misogyny; feminism's troubled romance with the domestic sphere; black feminist discourse; and "perverts by choice"--toward an ethics of choosing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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