Alaimo, Stacy
Material Feminisms
- ISBN 13:
- 9780253219466
- author:
- Alaimo, Stacy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 15.7 x 3 cm
- Genre:
- Cultural studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Material Feminisms explores new approaches to feminist theory by examining the concept of materiality and its relationship with power, identity, and reality.
The contributors, including Elizabeth Grosz, Claire Colebrook, Susan Hekman, Karen Barad, Donna Haraway, and others, offer diverse perspectives on topics such as Darwin and feminism, posthumanist performativity, disability experience, and the embodiment of depression.
This collection provides a comprehensive overview of material feminist thought, shedding light on how matter comes to matter in various contexts and challenging traditional notions of identity, culture, and nature.