Enlightened women : modernist feminism in a postmodern age /

Enlightened women : modernist feminism in a postmodern age /

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Author / Creator:	Assiter, Alison.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 164 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Feminist theory. Postmodernism. Feminism. Feminism. Feminist theory. Postmodernism. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11155913

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ISBN:	0203980522 9780203980521 9780415083386 0415083389 9780415083393 0415083397 0415083389 0415083397 1134889046 9781134889044 1280143533 9781280143533
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-160) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"In the opening chapters of her book, Assiter provides a lucid exposition of contemporary postmodern feminism. She analyses the writings of some of its most influential theorists, and places them in the wider context of postmodern and post-structuralist theory as developed, for example, by Lyotard and Derrida. Assiter then develops a citique of the antirealist stance that unites postmodern thinkers and makes a powerful argument for epistemological realism." "In later chapters, Assiter goes on to outline a 'modernist' feminist epistemology based on communities rather than the individual; she asserts that a version of the humanist subject based on bodily identity can be defended against postmodernist deconstructions; and she demonstrates that we can indeed make claims about women that are universally true. Enlightened Women argues for retaining the distinction between sex and gender and concludes with an alternative reading of the theory of sexuality." "Enlightened Women provides a clear and concise overview of postmodernism and French feminist thought; at the same time it argues, against received opinion, for a partial return to modernist values."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Assiter, Alison. Enlightened women. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996

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Summary:	This is a bold and controversial feminist, philosophical critique of postmodernism. Whilst providing a brief and accessible introduction to postmodernist feminist thought, Enlightened Women is also a unique defence of realism and enlightenment philosophy.<br> The first half of the book covers an analysis of some of the most influential postmodernist theorists, such as Luce Irigaray and Judith Butler. In the second half Alison Assiter advocates a return to modernism in feminism. She argues, against the current orthodoxy, that there can be a distinction between "sex" and "gender".<br> For students trying to pick their way through the maze of literature in the area of postmodernist feminism, Enlightened Women is a concise guide to contemporary thought - as well as a radical contribution to the debate.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 164 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-160) and index.
ISBN:	0203980522 9780203980521 9780415083386 0415083389 9780415083393 0415083397 1134889046 9781134889044 1280143533 9781280143533