Critical Condition - Feminism At the Turn of the Century

Informationen zum Autor Susan Gubar Klappentext Is feminism dead! as has been claimed by notable members of the media and the academy? Has feminist knowledge! with its proliferation of methodologies and fields! been purchased at the price of power? Are the conflicts among feminists evidence of self-destructive infighting or do they herald the emergence of innovative modes of inquiry? Given a feminism now ensconced within higher education as specialized or fractious scholarship! Susan Gubar's Critical Condition: Feminism at the Turn of the Century demonstrates that an invigorated concentration on activism and artistry can accentuate not the clinical or disparaging meaning of "critical" but its sense of compelling urgency and irreverent vitality.As a pioneer of feminist studies -- and the object of some of the more rancorous criticism lodged against early feminist scholars -- Gubar stands in a unique position to comment on current dilemmas. Moving beyond defensiveness produced by generational rivalry! the impasse propagated by smug deployments of identity politics! and the obscurity of poststructuralist theory! she claims that the very controversies that undermine feminism's unity also prove its resilience. Gubar begins by considering the volatile impact of gender on recent redefinitions of race! sexuality! religion! and class proposed by four important groups in contemporary feminism: African-American performance and visual artists! lesbian creative writers! Jewish-American women! and newly institutionalized female academics. She then addresses major divisions -- including the rifts between various area studies and women's studies! as well as strains between generations -- that both threaten and invigorate feminist inquiry. Gubar's forays into art and activism! politics! and the profession provide a sometimes distressing! sometimes comical! sometimes optimistic view of feminism emerging from a time of contention into a lively period of pluralized perspectives and disciplines. Zusammenfassung Given a feminism now ensconced within higher education as specialized or fractious scholarship! Susan Gubar's Critical Condition: Feminism at the Turn of the Century demonstrates that an invigorated concentration on activism and artistry can accentuate not the clinical or disparaging meaning of "critical" but its sense of compelling urgency and irreverent vitality. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute1. Introduction2. Women Artists and Contemporary Racechanges3. Lesbian Studies 101 (As Taught by Creative Writers)4. Eating the Bread of Affliction: Judaism and Feminism5. The Graying of Professor Erma BombeckII. Contending Forces6. What Ails Feminist Criticism?7. Feminist Misogyny: or! The Paradox of "It Takes One to Know One''8. A Chapter on the Future ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Professor Susan Gubar, Susan Gubar, Susan Kamholtz Gubar
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.02.2000
• EAN: 9780231115803
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11580-3
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Gender and Culture Series; Gender and Culture (Hardcover); Gender and Culture Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Education, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory