Personality & Identity Psychology, Men's Studies, Social Psychology, Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women's Studies - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
In Subjectivity Without Subjects, well-known philosopher and feminist theorist, Kelly Oliver looks at aspects of popular culture, film, science and law to examine contemporary notions of paternity and maternity. Oliver studies the roles of paternal responsibility, virility and race in such events as the Million Man March and the growth of the Promise Keeper's movement and suggests alternative ways to conceive of self-other relations and the subjective identity at stake in them. In addition she offers a detailed analysis of particular works by such well-known film-makers as Polanski, Bergman and Varda in developing a theory of identity that opens the subject to otherness or difference.
Editorials
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
Oliver reaches beyond the limits of professional philosophy without impairing her ability to be theoretically sophisticated.Booknews
Ten essays by feminist theorist Oliver (Philosophy, U. of Texas). Attempting, in the wake of postmodern thinkers such as Foucault and Derrida, to find a ground for identity and which does not rob social and political actors of their agency, the essays explore paternal and maternal representations of political actors, philosophical writers, film makers, and others. Specific topics include the idealization of responsible fatherhood by the Nation of Islam and the Promise Keepers movement and the possible contribution of chaos physics as a model for agency without subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 28, 1998
Publisher
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c1998.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780847692521