Feminism and power
Subtitle: the need for critical theory
By: Mary Caputi
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780739175798; 9780739175804; 9781498515405
Subjects: Macht; Kritische Theorie; Feminist theory; Feminismus; Feminism; Power (Social sciences)
Description: This book offers a critique of power feminism using the critical theories of Theodor Adorno and Jacques Derrida. It counters a triumphalist reading of female empowerment using the "negative," parergonal philosophies of these two authors, and advocates listening to the sufferer rather than celebrating the triumphalism of the reigning neoliberal order.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Women's empowerment and the need for critical theory; title: Instrumental rationality and the "brave new girl"; title: American rugged individualism and "new girl" toughness; title: "Now fight!" : violence and vulgarity; title: Feel-good feminism and the power of aesthetic reasoning; title: Listening, a feminist practice.