
She Changes by Intrigue
Irony, Femininity and Feminism
Lydia Rainford(Author)
Rodopi (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
259 pages
978-90-420-1607-1 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary feminist theorists have implied a special affinity between women and irony because of their 'double' relation to the prevailing order of things: both speak from within this order while remaining 'other' to it in some way. Irony can be regarded as the obvious mode in which a feminist might speak, as it reflects her relation to the patriarchal structure while refusing to validate the truth of the current sexual hierarchy. She Changes by Intrigue undertakes the first sustained analysis of the parallels between irony, femininity and feminism. By retracing the association of these terms through canonical and contemporary continental philosophy, the book seeks to illuminate a notion of sexual agency that has until now remained shadowy, in spite of its prevalence.
Examining the recurrence of the 'ironic feminine' in texts by Kristeva, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Irigaray, Derrida and Kofman, it argues that a radical revaluation of the legacy of patriarchal thought in feminism is necessary before irony can be embraced as a feminist strategy. In this context, She Changes by Intrigue offers a new reading of what it means to write as a feminist 'subject'.
This volume will be of interest to students and academics working in the fields of gender studies, continental philosophy and critical / cultural theory.
Examining the recurrence of the 'ironic feminine' in texts by Kristeva, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Irigaray, Derrida and Kofman, it argues that a radical revaluation of the legacy of patriarchal thought in feminism is necessary before irony can be embraced as a feminist strategy. In this context, She Changes by Intrigue offers a new reading of what it means to write as a feminist 'subject'.
This volume will be of interest to students and academics working in the fields of gender studies, continental philosophy and critical / cultural theory.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-420-1607-1 (9789042016071)
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Person
Lydia Rainford is a Lecturer and Junior Research Fellow at St. Hugh's College, the University of Oxford. She is the co-editor of Literature and Visual Technologies: Writing After Cinema (Palgrave, Macmillan, 2003).
Content
Introduction
The 'Impossible Dialectic': Julia Kristeva
The Anxiety of Irony: Soren Kierkegaard
Unsustainable Change? The Traps of Ironic Femininity
'Irony and Something Else': Jacques Derrida
Miming History: Jacques Derrida
Afterword: The Lesson of Irony, The Future of Feminism
Works Cited
The 'Impossible Dialectic': Julia Kristeva
The Anxiety of Irony: Soren Kierkegaard
Unsustainable Change? The Traps of Ironic Femininity
'Irony and Something Else': Jacques Derrida
Miming History: Jacques Derrida
Afterword: The Lesson of Irony, The Future of Feminism
Works Cited