Nothing mat(t)ers : a feminist critique of postmodernism / Somer Brodribb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brodribb, Somer, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist criticism.

Postmodernism.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nothing matters : a feminist critique of postmodernism.

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic., Australia : Spinifex Press, 1992.

Summary:

Lévi-Strauss tried to convince women that we are spoken, exchanged like words; Lacan tried to teach women we can't speak, because the phallus is the original signifier; and then Derrida says that it doesn't matter, it's just talk.Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, Nietzsche: the chant resonates through universities around the world. Have you ever tried to untangle the words of postmodernist theorists? How to find your way through the labyrinth to sense and clarity? If so, this is the book for you.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: THE LABYRINTH; 1 A SPACE ODYSSEY; 2 NOTHINGNESS AND DE/GENERATION; 3 EXISTENCE AND DEATH; 4 NEUTRALITY AND DE/MEANING; 5 LACAN AND IRIGARAY: ETHICAL LACK AND ETHICAL PRESENCE; 6 OUT OF OBLIVION; REFERENCES; PERMISSIONS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-172) and index.

ISBN:

9781742191416

174219141X

9781742194462

174219446X

9781742191409

1742191401

OCLC:

476232922