Differences that Matter: Feminist Theory and Postmodernism [Hardcover]

Sara Ahmed (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0521592259 | ISBN-13: 978-0521592253

Differences That Matter challenges theories of the relationship between feminism and postmodernism that ask "is/should feminism be modern or postmodern?" Pointing out how postmodernism has been allowed to dictate feminist debates, Sara Ahmed argues instead that feminism must itself ask questions of postmodernism; that feminist theorists speak (back) to postmodernism rather than simply speak on (their relationship to) it. This "speaking back" involves a refusal to position postmodernism as a generalizable condition of the world, using close readings of postmodern constructions of rights, ethics, "woman," subjectivity, authorship and film.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Differences that Matter challenges theories of the relationship between feminism and postmodernism which ask 'is/should feminism be modern or postmodern?' Exposing the fact that postmodernism has been allowed to dictate feminist debates, Sara Ahmed argues instead that feminism must itself ask questions of postmodernism, feminist theorists speak (back) to postmodernism rather than simply speak on (their relationship to) it. This 'speaking back' involves a refusal to position postmodernism as a generalisable condition of the world, using close readings of postmodern constructions of rights, ethics, 'woman', subjectivity, authorship and film.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521592259
• ISBN-13: 978-0521592253
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,664,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.