Julia Kristeva and Feminist Thought

Birgit Schippers

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2011

Julia Kristeva and Feminist Thought

Birgit Schippers

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748646067

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This book appraises the relationship between contemporary feminism and Julia Kristeva, a major figure in Continental thought. It addresses the conflicting range of feminist responses to Kristeva's key ideas and Kristeva's equally conflicting as well as ambiguous position vis-à-vis feminism.

Schippers argues that this complex relationship can only be understood by positioning Kristeva along the fissures and fault lines which run through feminism. By attending to feminism's internal debates and disputes, and addressing the philosophical commitments and attachments held by Kristeva's critics, the book clarifies the diverse Kristeva reception within feminism and illuminates how her ideas trouble contemporary feminist thought.

And despite Kristeva's fundamental ambiguity towards all matters feminist, Schippers makes a case for Kristeva's important contribution to a feminist project which is sympathetic towards her account of fluid subjectivity and her critique of identity politics. In doing so, the author advances the scholarly understanding of Kristeva and of contemporary feminist thought.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Kristeva and Feminism: A Critical Encounter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2 Crisis, Revolt, Intimacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
3 Corporeal Ethics: Between Violence and Forgiveness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
4 The Singularity of Genius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
5 Towards a Philosophy of Freedom? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Keywords: Philosophy

eBook

Published: April 15, 2011
ISBN: 9780748646067