Feminism and deconstruction : Ms. en abyme / Diane Elam.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-150) and index.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Unnecessary introductions -- Definitions -- Theories -- Movements -- Philosophies -- Crossdisciplines -- And -- Estrangement -- Tool-boxes and pedagogics -- abyss -- Obligations -- 2. Questions of women -- Undetermined or determined? -- Her-story or his-story? -- Gender or sex? -- Linguistic or material girl? -- 3. Towards a groundless solidarity -- Political differences -- Subject to change: identity politics -- To be negotiated: the politics of the undecidable -- Institutional Interruptions -- 1. Institutions? -- 2. Academic? -- 3. Disciplines? -- 4. Philosophy? -- 5. Women's studies? -- 6. future of disciplinarity? -- 4. Groundless solidarity -- Ethical activism -- Turning away from subjective agency -- Taking a distance from pragmatism -- Approaching an impossible justice.

At last - an intelligent and accessible introduction to the relationship between feminism and deconstruction. In this incisive and illuminating book, Diane Elam unravels: * the contemporary relevance of feminism and deconstruction * how we can still understand and talk about the materiality of women's bodies * whether gender can be distinguished from sex * the place of ethics and political action in the light of postmodernist theory. Clearly and brilliantly written, Feminism and Deconstruction is essential reading for anyone who needs a no-nonsense but stimulating guide through one of the mazes of contemporary theory.

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