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The Man Question: Visions of Subjectivity in Feminist Theory

By Kathy E. Ferguson

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520913028
DOI
10.1525/9780520913028
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13112812 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
222\251
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 14:18:41

Description

Turning on its head that familiar "woman question," this innovative work poses masculinity as a problem that requires explanation. Ferguson rebukes the sense of coherence contained in patriarchal theory in the name of a voice that both calls upon and challenges the category woman. Stepping back from the opposition of male and female, she artfully loosens the hold of gender on life and meaning, creating and at the same time deconstructing a women's point of view. Posing the "man question" provides a way not only to view male power and female subordination but also to valorize and problematize women's experiences, thus destabilizing conventional notions of man and woman.

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