Nothing Mat(t)ers : Feminist Critique of Postmodernism.
Lévi-Strauss tried to convince women that we are spoken, exchanged like words; Lacan tried to teach women we can't speak, because the phallus is the original signifier; and then Derrida says that it doesn't matter, it's just talk. Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, Nietzsche: the chant resonat...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago :
Spinifex Press,
1992.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781742191409 1742191401 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Lévi-Strauss tried to convince women that we are spoken, exchanged like words; Lacan tried to teach women we can't speak, because the phallus is the original signifier; and then Derrida says that it doesn't matter, it's just talk. Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, Nietzsche: the chant resonates through universities around the world. Have you ever tried to untangle the words of postmodernist theorists? How to find your way through the labyrinth to sense and clarity? If so, this is the book for you. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-172) and index. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |