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Synopsis: The discussions about the ethical, political and human implicationsof the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer thanmost of us care to remember. They have been especially fiercewithin feminism. After a brief flirtation with postmodern thinkingin the 1980s, mainstream feminist circles seem to have turned theirback on the staple notions of poststructuralist philosophy.Metamorphoses takes stock of the situation and attempts to resetpriorities within the poststructuralist feminist agenda.
Cross-referring in a creative way to Deleuze's and Irigaray'srespective philosophies of difference, the book addresses keynotions such as embodiment, immanence, sexual difference, nomadismand the materiality of the subject. Metamorphoses also focuses onthe implications of these theories for cultural criticism and aredefinition of politics. It provides a vivid overview ofcontemporary culture, with special emphasis on technology, themonstrous imaginary and the recurrent obsession with 'the flesh' inthe age of techno-bodies.
This highly original contribution to current debates is written forthose who find changes and transformations challenging andnecessary. It will be of great interest to students and scholars ofphilosophy, feminist theory, gender studies, sociology, socialtheory and cultural studies.
Synopsis: The discussions about the ethical, political and human implicationsof the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer thanmost of us care to remember. They have been especially fiercewithin feminism. After a brief flirtation with postmodern thinkingin the 1980s, mainstream feminist circles seem to have turned theirback on the staple notions of poststructuralist philosophy.Metamorphoses takes stock of the situation and attempts to resetpriorities within the poststructuralist feminist agenda.
Cross-referring in a creative way to Deleuze's and Irigaray'srespective philosophies of difference, the book addresses keynotions such as embodiment, immanence, sexual difference, nomadismand the materiality of the subject. Metamorphoses also focuses onthe implications of these theories for cultural criticism and aredefinition of politics. It provides a vivid overview ofcontemporary culture, with special emphasis on technology, themonstrous imaginary and the recurrent obsession with 'the flesh' inthe age of techno-bodies.
This highly original contribution to current debates is written forthose who find changes and transformations challenging andnecessary. It will be of great interest to students and scholars ofphilosophy, feminist theory, gender studies, sociology, socialtheory and cultural studies.