Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The cambridge introduction to michel foucault by lisa downing. Feminism and the final foucault taylor, dianna, vintges, karen on. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Diamond irene and lee quinby eds 1988 feminism and. Our gendered identities and genitals are saturated with social meaning foucault, 1990 1978, and foucaults theories of productive power and construction of meaning through discourse shed light on power and body politics, and offers an alternative for resistance to the social script that underlie rape. Conceptualising power and resistance within foucauldian feminism show all authors. Feminism in a global perspective 275 karen vintges contributors 301 index 305 vi. Mar 01, 2009 read feminisms, foucault, and the berlin womens movement, historical reflections on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Foucault studies, an openaccess journal dedicated to the french poststructuralist, has released a new issue on foucault and feminism.
Addressing central questions in the debate about foucaults usefulness for politics, including his rejection of universal norms, his conception of power and powerknowledge, his seemingly contradictory position on subjectivity and his resistance to using identity as a political category, mclaren argues that foucault employs a conception of embodied subjectivity that is wellsuited for feminism. Reflections on resist ance diamond, irene, quinby, lee on. Reflections on resistance, is the most positive about the contribution that foucaults work can make to feminist. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Read online herculine barbin and download herculine barbin book full in pdf formats. Foucault, femininity and the modernization of patriarchal. Foucault indicates that modern government is exercised through an ensemble formed by institutions, procedures, analyses, reflections, calculations and. Foucauldian contribution to feminist ethical reflections 67 mariana valverde 5.
Sandra bartky, foucault, femininity and the modernization of patriarchal power,in feminism and foucault. This book fosters an unprecedented dialogue between foucault and the fertile ground of contemporary feminism and explores the many ways these disparate approaches to. Feminism and the final foucault edited by dianna taylor and karen vintges university of illinois press. Original feminist construction of the politics of the body c. Although michel foucault s ideas on sexuality, ideology, and power have established him as one of this centurys most influential thinkers, the implications of his work for feminists continue to be the subject of heated debate. But although feminists have engaged at length with his theories, foucault himself never showed much interest in feminism or gender issues. Ministry of higher education and scientific research university of tlemcen faculty of letters and languages department of english english section ff dissertation submitted to the department of foreign languages as a partial fulfillment of the master degree in anglo saxon literature and civilization. A critical reading of foucault monique deveaux few thinkers have influenced contemporary feminist scholarship on the themes of power, sexuality, and the subject to the extent that michel foucault has. While foucault made a paradigmatic turn in our understanding powerresistance he is not very helpful in understanding powerresistance. Today, with the recent upsurge in global activism, we stand on the precipice of what promises to herald the rebirth of such a.
Sexual identities are dangerous, michel foucault tells us. Foucaults writing on power and knowledge and the production of subjectivity has been profoundly influential, not least amongst feminist theorists who have extensively critiqued and developed his work. In 1977 michel foucault contemplated the idea of punishing rape only as a crime of violence, while in 1978 he argued that noncoercive sex between adults and minors should be decriminalized entirely. Foucault, femininity and the modernization of patriarchal power. Bartky, sandra lee, foucault, femininity, and the modernization of patriarchal power, in i. Read feminisms, foucault, and the berlin womens movement, historical reflections on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips.
She promotes a variety of critical stancesgenealogical feminism, an ethics of the. Foucaults turn towards subjectivity, peter lang, 1993. Feminist theories and practices offer fundamental resources both for the development of the foucauldian perspective itself, and for the analysis and transformation of power relations. Foucault and feminism table of contents editorial editorial pdf sverre raffnsoe, alain beaulieu, sam binkley, patricia clough, sven opitz, jyoti puri. Irene diamond and lee quinby, feminism and foucault. Stakes, issues, positions f eminists disagree about the usefulness of foucaults work for feminist theory and practice. Feminism, foucault and the desexualisation of rape, international journal of. Feminism, criticism, and foucault by biddy martin in a lecture given onjanuary 6, 1976 and later published in a collection of interviews entitled powerknowledge, michel foucault discusses his own work in terms of the discovery over the past fifteen years ofa certain fragility in the bedrock of existence even, and perhaps above. This volume presents an exploration of the intersection between the work of michel foucault and feminist theory, focusing on foucaults theories of sexbody, identitysubject, and powerpolitics. Reflections on resistance irene diamond, lee quinby on. By documenting the links between power and knowledge at a variety of levels, he makes us suspect theories that pinpoint a single source of oppressions and problems. Foucauldian thought has held for contemporary feminism, it occurred to me that i. The beginning of wisdom is in the discovery that there exist contradictions of permanent tension with which it is necessary to live and that it is above all notnecessary to seek to resolve.
They tend to prefer theories that are localized, specific and dont have any kind of grand narrative of progress. Tremain compellingly argues that the conception of disability that. Addressing central questions in the debate about foucault s usefulness for politics, including his rejection of universal norms, his conception of power and powerknowledge, his seemingly contradictory position on subjectivity and his resistance to using identity as a. Aug 20, 2016 first of all, remember that postmodernists in general are suspicious of any isms, any totalizing worldviews or big t truths. By combining the work of michel foucault, the insights of philosophy of disability and feminist philosophy, and data derived from empirical research, shelley l. Reflections on resistance diamond, irene, quinby, lee on. How might they reinforce each other on a reciprocal basis. Foucault, feminity and the modernization of patriarchal power. Feminism, foucault and the politics of the body by susan bordo i. Article information, pdf download for on power, freedom, and gender, open epub for.
Foucault, femininity, and the modernization of patriarchal power sandra lee bartky. Sep 19, 20 foucault studies, an openaccess journal dedicated to the french poststructuralist, has released a new issue on foucault and feminism. The politics of personal transformation 235 amy allen. Diamond irene and lee quinby eds 1988 feminism and foucault reflections on from wgst 3221 at university of north carolina, charlotte. Argues that foucaults work employs a conception of subjectivity that is wellsuited for feminist theory and politics. Diamond irene and lee quinby eds 1988 feminism and foucault. Indeed, even scholars who dispute this thinkers claims are. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Feminisms, foucault, and the berlin womens movement. Foucault, rape, and the construction of the feminine body. Categories of desire harden into stereotypes by which the forces of normalization hold us and judge us. Foucault and feminist philosophy of disability is a distinctive contribution to growing discussions about how power operates within the academic field of philosophy.
Aug 29, 2012 our gendered identities and genitals are saturated with social meaning foucault, 1990 1978, and foucaults theories of productive power and construction of meaning through discourse shed light on power and body politics, and offers an alternative for resistance to the social script that underlie rape. Foucault and feminism shane phelan, university of new mexico foucaults approach challenges many of the frameworks and concepts of both liberal and communitarian political thought. Argues that foucault s work employs a conception of subjectivity that is wellsuited for feminist theory and politics. Is this yet another attempt to authorize feminism by marrying it into respectability. Foucault and feminism shane phelan, university of new mexico foucault s approach challenges many of the frameworks and concepts of both liberal and communitarian political thought. While foucault made a paradigmatic turn in our understanding power resistance he is not very helpful in understanding power resistance. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The introductory chapter, too appropriately entitled personal reflections, is a story of deep thinking.
This volume presents an exploration of the intersection between the work of michel foucault and feminist theory, focusing on foucault s theories of sexbody, identitysubject, and powerpolitics. Feminism and the modernisation of patriarchal power in i. Reflecting on foucault, feminism and rape critique allowed. Addressing central questions in the debate about foucaults usefulness for politics, including his rejection of universal norms, his conception of power and powerknowledge, his seemingly contradictory position on subjectivity and his resistance to using identity as a. Project muse feminism, foucault, and embodied subjectivity. Like the other books in this series, this volume seeks to bring a feminist perspective to bear on the interpretation of a major figure in the philosophical canon. Foucaults work of governmentality extends this repertoire by augmenting the analysis of power at a microlevel to the myriad of ways in which power operates at a macrolevel. Feminism, foucault and the politics of the body 183 have significantly deepened, and rightly complicated, our understandings of both social normalisation and social resistance. Feminist interpretations of michel foucault susan j. Feminism, foucault and the politics of the body by susan. In this article we highlight some aspects of foucaults work that are useful for analyzing the processes of subjective production and relations of power marked by gender, understood as dispositifs. Although michel foucaults ideas on sexuality, ideology, and power have. Conceptualising power and resistance within foucauldian feminism.
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