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Nostalgia and Sexual Difference (RLE Feminist Theory) : The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doane, Janice.
- Series:
- Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
- Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Psychological fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism.
- American fiction--Male authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction -- Male authors -- History and criticism.
- Sex differences (Psychology) in literature.
- Feminist fiction--History and criticism.
- Feminist fiction -- History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.
- Summary:
- Dissatisfaction with the present can cause people to gaze nostalgically back to an idealized past; that nostalgia pervades contemporary rhetoric. In lamenting the 'degeneracy' of present-day America, social and literary critics as well as contemporary novelists often choose as their scapegoat the women's movement and its increasing influence. Doane and Hodges show us how these social observers seek to 'reinstate' America and American values in ways that, overtly or covertly, do battle with the feminist movement for control of rhetoric, the power of language.
- Contents:
- Intro
- NOSTALGIA AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism
- Copyright
- Nostalgia And Sexual Difference The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Monstrous Amazons
- Chapter 2. Feminism and the Decline of America
- Chapter 3. Women and the Word According to Garp
- Chapter 4. The Anxiety of Feminist Influence
- Chapter 5. Feminist Scholarship as Shadow Work
- Chapter 6. Family Feud
- Postscript
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- First published in 1987 by Methuen, Inc.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Doane, Janice Nostalgia and Sexual Difference (RLE Feminist Theory)
- ISBN:
- 9781136204012
- OCLC:
- 823386960
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