About the book
This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be ‘feminine’ are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is taken by us to be a system of meanings, as well as power relations, which pervades our view of women at both a conscious and an unconscious level.
The symbolism of the rituals, myths, art works and polemics examined in the essays is related to the ways women are psychically constructed and constrained by the dominant heterosexual order. The Mother, the Witch, the Whore, the Pure Woman, the Amazon and the Free Woman are considered and the contributors make extensive use of original source material to give force to the argument that the stereotypic view of a feminine woman as naturally and inevitably weak, passive and powerless is one that can be seriously challenged.
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This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be ‘feminine’ are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is taken by us to be a system of meanings, as well as power relations, which pervades our view of women at both a conscious and an unconscious level.
The symbolism of the rituals, myths, art works and polemics examined in the essays is related to the ways women are psychically constructed and constrained by the dominant heterosexual order. The Mother, the Witch, the Whore, the Pure Woman, the Amazon and the Free Woman are considered and the contributors make extensive use of original source material to give force to the argument that the stereotypic view of a feminine woman as naturally and inevitably weak, passive and powerless is one that can be seriously challenged.
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What is Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory) about?
This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be ‘feminine’ are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is taken by us to be a system of meanings, as well as power relations, which pervades our view of women at both a conscious and an unconscious level.
The symbolism of the rituals, myths, art works and polemics examined in the essays is related to the ways women are psychically constructed and constrained by the dominant heterosexual order. The Mother, the Witch, the Whore, the Pure Woman, the Amazon and the Free Woman are considered and the contributors make extensive use of original source material to give force to the argument that the stereotypic view of a feminine woman as naturally and inevitably weak, passive and powerless is one that can be seriously challenged.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory)?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies
Where can I read a sample of Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory)?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136194337
Is Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory)?
Susan Lipschitz
Who is the Publisher of the book Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory)?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Tearing the Veil (RLE Feminist Theory) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136194337) and pdf(ISBN 9781136194344)