Feminism, Foucault, and embodied subjectivity / Margaret A. McLaren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaren, Margaret A., 1960-

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Feminist theory.

Subjectivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addressing central questions in the debate about Foucault's usefulness for politics, including his rejection of universal norms, his conception of power and power-knowledge, his seemingly contradictory position on subjectivity and his resistance to using identity as a political category, McLaren argues that Foucault employs a conception of embodied subjectivity that is well-suited for feminism. She applies Foucault's notion of practices of the self to contemporary feminist practices, such as consciousness-raising and autobiography, and concludes that the connection between self-transformation and social transformation that Foucault theorizes as the connection between subjectivity and institutional and social norms is crucial for contemporary feminist theory and politics.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

The Feminism and Foucault Debate: Stakes, Issues, Positions

Foucault, Feminism, and Norms

Foucault and the Subject of Feminism

Foucault and the Body: A Feminist Reappraisal

Identity Politics: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Practices of the Self: From Self-Transformation to Social Transformation

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780791487938

0791487938

9780585492452

058549245X

OCLC:

61367548