Feminism and Deconstruction (1994) _Diane Elam

Feminism and Deconstruction (1994)

Diane Elam

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Pages 167

Acknowledgments xi

1 Unnecessary introductions 1

Introductions 1

Definitions 4

Theories 6

Movements 8

Philosophies 9

Crossdisciplines 11

And 13

Estrangement 15

Tool-boxes and pedagogics 19

The abyss 24

Obligations 25

2 Questions of women 27

Undetermined or determined? 27

Her-story or his-story? 35

Gender or sex? 42

Linguistic or material girl? 58

3 Towards a groundless solidarity 67

Political differences 67

Subject to change: identity politics 70

To be negotiated: the politics of the undecidable 81

INSTITUTIONAL INTERRUPTIONS 89

1: Institutions? 89

2: Academic? 91

3: Disciplines? 95

4: Philosophy? 98

5: Women’s studies? 100

6: The future of disciplinarity? 103

x Contents

4 Groundless solidarity 105

Ethical activism 105

Turning away from subjective agency 106

Taking a distance from pragmatism 111

Approaching an impossible justice 115

Notes 121

Index 151