Writing about changes in the notion of womanhood, Denise Riley examines, in the manner of Foucault, shifting historical constructions of the category of "women" in relation to other categories central to concepts of personhood: the soul, the mind, the body, nature, the social. Feminist movements, Riley argues, have had no choice but to play out this indeterminacy of women. This is made plain in their oscillations, since the 1790s, between concepts of equality and of difference.
To fully recognize the ambiguity of the category of "women" is, she contends, a necessary condition for an effective feminist political philosophy.
| ISBN: | 9780333346136 |
| Publication date: | 28th October 1988 |
| Author: | Denise Riley |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | Language, Discourse, Society Series |
| Genres: |
Social welfare and social services Feminism and feminist theory History of ideas Cultural studies Literary theory |
Writing about changes in the notion of womanhood, Denise Riley examines, in the manner of Foucault, shifting historical constructions of the category of "women" in relation to other categories central to concepts of personhood: the soul, the mind, the body, nature, the social. Feminist movements, Riley argues, have had no choice but to play out this indeterminacy of women.
'Am I That Name?' features in the following genres: Social welfare and social services, Feminism and feminist theory, History of ideas, Cultural studies, Literary theory
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'Am I That Name?' was written by Denise Riley and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
'Am I That Name?' has 126 pages
Yes it is part of Language, Discourse, Society Series series
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