Postfeminisms : feminism, cultural theory, and cultural forms / Ann Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Ann, 1952-

Contributor:

Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Culture.

Feminism--Political aspects.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Once seen as synonymous with "anti-feminism" postfeminism i now understood as the theoretical meeting ground between feminism and anti-foundationalist movements such as postmodernism, post-structuralism and post-colonialsm. In this clear exposition of some of the major debates, theorists and practitioners, Ann Brooks shows how feminism is being redefined for the twenty first century. Individual chapters look at postfeminism in relation to feminist epistemology, Foucault, psychoanalytic theory and semiology postmodernism and postcolonialism, cultural politics, popular culture, film and media, and sexuality and identity For all students looking for guidance through the sometimes murky waters of contemporary feminist theory, this book wil provide a reassuring first port of call.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; CONSENSUS AND CONFLICT IN SECOND WAVE FEMINISM: ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND 'DIFFERENCE' IN FEMINIST THEORISING; CHALLENGING THE BASIS OF THE FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROJECT; FOUCAULT AND POSTFEMINISM: DISCOURSE, POWER AND RESISTANCE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY, SEMIOLOGY AND POSTFEMINISM; THE 'LANDSCAPE OF POSTFEMINISM': THE INTERSECTION OF FEMINISM, POSTMODERNISM AND POST-COLONIALISM; POSTFEMINISMS AND CULTURAL POLITICS: FEMINISM, CULTURAL DIFFERENCE AND THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF THE ACADEMY

POSTFEMINISM AND POPULAR CULTURE: REPRESENTATIONS AND RESISTANCEPOSTFEMINIST VARIATIONS WITHIN MEDIA AND FILM THEORY; POSTFEMINISMS AND CULTURAL SPACE:SEXUALITY, SUBJECTIVITY AND IDENTITY; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-233) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-134-82232-4

1-134-82233-2

1-280-32060-5

0-203-42889-7

9780203428894

OCLC:

62614497