Metamorphoses
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About the Book
The discussions about the ethical, political and human implications of the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer than most of us care to remember. They have been especially fierce within feminism. After a brief flirtation with postmodern thinking in the 1980s, mainstream feminist circles seem to have turned their back on the staple notions of poststructuralist philosophy. Metamorphoses takes stock of the situation and attempts to reset priorities within the poststructuralist feminist agenda. Cross–referring in a creative way to Deleuze's and Irigaray's respective philosophies of difference, the book addresses key notions such as embodiment, immanence, sexual difference, nomadism and the materiality of the subject. Metamorphoses also focuses on the implications of these theories for cultural criticism and a redefinition of politics. It provides a vivid overview of contemporary culture, with special emphasis on technology, the monstrous imaginary and the recurrent obsession with 'the flesh' in the age of techno–bodies. This highly original contribution to current debates is written for those who find changes and transformations challenging and necessary. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy, feminist theory, gender studies, sociology, social theory and cultural studies.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780745625768
EAN: 9780745625768
Publisher Date: 15/02/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Book Type: English
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Dewey: 305.420
Height: 229 mm
Illustrations: 1, black & white illustrations
LCCN: 2001002613
No of Pages: 328
PrintOnDemand: Y
Series Title: Short Introductions
Star Rating: 1
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-10: 0745625762
Publisher: Polity Press
Acedemic Level: English
Bood Data Readership Text: Undergraduate
Continuations: English
Depth: 25
Gardner Classification Code: K03
Illustration: Y
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 19 mm
Sub Title: Towards a Materialist Theory of Becoming
Year Of Publication: 2001