Anecdotal Theory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallop, Jane, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist literary criticism--United States.

Feminist literary criticism.

Criticism.

Sexual harassment in universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, NC, USA Duke University Press 20021101

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Anecdote" and "theory" have diametrically opposed connotations: humorous versus serious, specific versus general, trivial versus overarching, short versus grand. Anecdotal Theory cuts through these oppositions to produce theory with a sense of humor, theorizing which honors the uncanny detail of lived experience. Challenging academic business as usual, renowned literary scholar Jane Gallop argues that all theory is bound up with stories and urges theorists to pay attention to the "trivial," "idian narratives that theory all too often represses.Published during the 1990s, these essays are united through a common methodological engagement—writing that recounts a personal anecdote and then attempts to read that anecdote for the theoretical insights it affords. Gallop addresses many of the major questions of feminist theory, regularly revisiting not only ‘70s feminism, but also poststructuralism and the academy, for, as Gallop explains, the practice of anecdotal theory derives from psychoanalysis, deconstruction, and feminism. Whether addressing issues of pedagogy, the sexual position one occupies when on the academic job-market, bad-girl feminists, or the notion of sisterhood, these essays exemplify theory grappling with its own erotics, theory connected to the real. They are bold, illuminating, and—dare we say—fun.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Anecdotal Theory

Part One. The Incident

Introduction

1. The Teacher’s Breasts

2. The Lecherous Professor : A Reading

3. The Personal and the Professional: Walking the Line

4. Resisting Reasonableness

Part Two. The Stories

5. A Tale of Two Jacques

6. Knot a Love Story

7. Dating Derrida in the Nineties

8. Castration Anxiety and the Unemployed Ph.D.

9. Econstructing Sisterhood

Afterwords

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 12. Dez 2020)

ISBN:

9780822384021

0822384027

OCLC:

508239561