Feminism/Postmodernism asks - is a postmodern feminist politics possible? Contributors consider issues such as the nature of personal and social identity, and the consequence of changing work and family relations on women's lives.
Linda J. Nicholson Books
Linda J. Nicholson was Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, and Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Albany. She is the author of Gender and History, editor of Feminism/Postmodernism and co-editor of Social Postmodernism. She is editor of the Thinking Gender series.
Feminism/Postmodernism
- 348 pages
- 13 hours of reading
In this anthology, prominent contemporary theorists assess the benefits and dangers of postmodernism for feminist theory. The contributors examine the meaning of postmodernism both as a methodological position and a diagnosis of the times. They consider such issues as the nature of personal and social identity today, the political implications of recent aesthetic trends, and the consequences of changing work and family relations on women's lives. Contributors: Seyla Benhabib, Susan Bordo, Judith Butler, Christine Di Stefano, Jane Flax, Nancy Fraser, Donna Haraway, Sandra Harding, Nancy Hartsock, Andreas Huyssen, Linda J. Nicholson, Elspeth Probyn, Anna Yeatman, Iris Young.
