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The Feminine Subject
Susan J. Hekman
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Description for The Feminine Subject
Paperback. In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, What does it mean to be a woman? Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of woman that defined the direction of subsequent feminist theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, “What does it mean to be a woman?” Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of “woman” that defined the direction of subsequent feminist theory. What Beauvoir discovered is that it is impossible to define “woman” as an equal human being in our philosophical and political tradition. Her effort to redefine “woman” outside these parameters set feminist theory on a path of radical transformation. The feminist theorists who wrote in the wake of Beauvoir’s work followed that path.
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In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, “What does it mean to be a woman?” Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of “woman” that defined the direction of subsequent feminist theory. What Beauvoir discovered is that it is impossible to define “woman” as an equal human being in our philosophical and political tradition. Her effort to redefine “woman” outside these parameters set feminist theory on a path of radical transformation. The feminist theorists who wrote in the wake of Beauvoir’s work followed that path.
Susan Hekman’s original and highly engaging new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745687841
SKU
V9780745687841
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About Susan J. Hekman
Susan Hekman is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Graduate Humanities Program at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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