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Item specifics
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- Subject Area
- Applied Linguistics
- Subject
- Philosophy, Linguistics
- ISBN
- 9780791440520
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791440524
ISBN-13
9780791440520
eBay Product ID (ePID)
981493
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
402 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Language and Liberation : Feminism, Philosophy and Language
Subject
General, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Women's Studies
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-027369
Reviews
"Mary Daly, Adrienne Rich, Cixous, Derrida, Kristeva, Irigaray, Kant, Frege, and Ovid are some of the thinkers discussed, often with good reviews of their work." -- Ethics "This book not only takes on the questions of the political effectiveness of feminist interventions into the use of language, but also presents an eclectic range of approaches which makes the connections and disconnections among these approaches more apparent. It both sharpens the terms of the debate about how and whether the question of language is relevant to a feminist project, and presents evocative points of convergence and divergence on this issue in present feminist theory. These essays are seasoned responses by feminists who clearly know their material and have given this issue a lot of thought. This energy and commitment comes through in their writing." -- Tamsin Lorraine, Swarthmore College "As the editors set out in the Introduction, the question of the relationship between language use and women's status is central both to academic feminism and the feminist movement. The issue receives close and continuing attention in several disciplines besides philosophy, including English and foreign languages, linguistics, women's studies, history, sociology, and anthropology. Each of the essays provides insights and makes contributions of intellectual importance." -- Susan C. Jarratt, Miami University
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: How to Do (Feminist) Things With Words Christina Hendricks and Kelly Oliver Part One: The Power of Words: Changing Meanings, Changing Social Spaces 1. Derogatory Terms: Racism, Sexism, and the Inferential Role Theory of Meaning Lynne Tirrell 2. Discourse Competence: Or How to Theorize Strong Women Speakers Sara Mills 3. Surviving to Speak New Language: Mary Daly and Adrienne Rich Jane Hedley 4. From Revolution to Liberation: Transforming Hysterical Discourse into Analytic Discourse Georganna Ulary Part Two: The Power to Speak: Who Is Speaking, from Where? 5. Disarticulated Voices: Feminism and Philomela Elissa Marder 6. Confessional Feminisms: Rhetorical Dimensions of First-Person Theorizing Susan David Bernstein 7. The Postcolonial Critic: Shifting Subjects, Changing Paradigms Sangeeta Ray Part Three: The Power of Masculinist Metaphors: Words That Keep Women in Place 8. Sublime Impersonation: The Rhetoric of Personificationin Kant Natalie Alexander 9. Frege's Metaphors Andrea Nyc 10. Free Gift or Forced Figure? Derrida's Usage of Hymen in "The Double Session" Roberta Weston Part Four: The Power of Feminist Metaphors: Words That Open Spaces for Women 11. At the Limits of Discourse: Heterogeneity, Alterity, and the Maternal Body in Kristeva's Thought Ewa Plonowska Ziarek 12. Writing (into) the Symbolic: The Maternal Metaphor in Hélène Cixous Lisa Walsh 13. Language and the Space of the Feminine: Julia Kristeva and Luce Irigaray Cynthia Baker About the Contributors Index
Synopsis
Gathers authors with different backgrounds and methods to advance feminist discussions of the relation between language and women's oppression, suggesting promising new directions for further research., Presenting new and important scholarship in feminist language theory, this book addresses issues within diverse traditions, bringing together feminist positions, strategies, and styles in an original way. Gathering together authors with different backgrounds and methods, Language and Liberation puts this diverse scholarship into dialogue. The questions and concerns reflected in these essays are presented within the context of their historical background, provided by the editors' comprehensive Introduction. These questions include: Is there a distinction between "female" and "male" language? What is the relationship of feminine/feminist identity to language? What is the value of metaphor for feminist theory and practice?, Gathers authors with different backgrounds and methods to advance feminist discussions of the relation between language and women's oppression, suggesting promising new directions for further research. Presenting new and important scholarship in feminist language theory, this book addresses issues within diverse traditions, bringing together feminist positions, strategies, and styles in an original way. Gathering together authors with different backgrounds and methods, Language and Liberation puts this diverse scholarship into dialogue. The questions and concerns reflected in these essays are presented within the context of their historical background, provided by the editors' comprehensive Introduction. These questions include: Is there a distinction between "female" and "male" language? What is the relationship of feminine/feminist identity to language? What is the value of metaphor for feminist theory and practice?
LC Classification Number
P120.S48L344 1999
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