Introducing Postfeminism

A title in the INTRODUCING series, formally published under the BEGINNERS series. This volume outlines key areas of post-feminist thinking, including psychoanalysis, postmodernism, cyberfeminism, post-colonialism, queer theory, art and popular culture, and covers the main feminist theorists. "Introducing Postfeminism traces the effect of French feminist theory on contemporary gender politics and culture, and describes how postfeminist theorists have drawn from a range of discourses including psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, postmodernism and postcolonialism to develop our understanding of the feminine"--BOOKJACKET Including sections on psychoanalysis, postmodernism, cyberfeminism, postcolonialism, queer theory, art and popular culture, this introduction to postfeminism also covers the key figures in postfeminine thinking - Camilia Paglia, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Julia Kristeva and Donna Haraway In style typical of this series Introducing Postfeminism uses text and integrated illustration to trace the effect of French feminist theory on contemporary gender, politics and culture. Sophia Phoca And Rebecca Wright ; Edited By Richard Appignanesi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [172-174]) And Index.