Higher Ground

Name: Higher Ground
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226438566
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From Utopianism to Realism in American Feminist Thought and Theory

Autor: Sally L. Kitch

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Editura: University of Chicago Press

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Many feminists love a utopia - the idea of restarting humanity from scratch or transforming human na...

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Autor

Sally L. Kitch

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2001

Pagini

310

EAN

9780226438566

Enbook ID

04546444

Editura

University of Chicago Press

Greutate

550

Dimensiuni

155 x 230 x 22

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Many feminists love a utopia - the idea of restarting humanity from scratch or transforming human nature in order to achieve a prescribed future based on feminist visions. Some scholars argue that feminist utopian fiction can be used as a template for creating such a future. However, Sally L. Kitch argues that associating feminist thought with utopianism is a mistake. Drawing on the history of utopian thought, as well as on her own research on utopian communities Kitch defines utopian thinking, explores the pitfalls of pursuing social change based on utopian ideas, and argues for a "higher ground" - a contrasting approach she calls realism. Replacing utopianism with realism helps to eliminate self-defeating notions in feminist theory, such as false generalization, idealization and unnecessary dichotomies. Realistic thought allows feminist theory to respond to changing circumstances, acknowledge sameness as well as difference, value the past and the present, and respect ideological give-and-take. An important critique of feminist thought, "Higher Ground" concludes with a clear, exciting vision for a feminist future without utopia.

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