Elam, Diane, 1958-

Feminism and deconstruction : Ms. en abyme / Diane Elam. - x, 154 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-150) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Unnecessary introductions -- Definitions -- Theories -- Movements -- Philosophies -- Crossdisciplines -- And -- Estrangement -- Tool-boxes and pedagogics -- The abyss -- Obligations -- Questions of women -- Undetermined or determined? -- Her-story or his-story? -- Gender or sex? -- Linguistic or material girl? -- Towards a groundless solidarity -- Political differences -- Subject to change: identity politics -- To be negotiated: the politics of the undecidable -- Institutional Interruptions -- Institutions? -- Academic? -- Disciplines? -- Philosophy? -- Women's studies? -- The future of disciplinarity? -- Groundless solidarity -- Ethical activism -- Turning away from subjective agency -- Taking a distance from pragmatism -- Approaching an impossible justice -- Notes -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 4.

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Feminist theory.
Deconstruction

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