A excellent guide to its theory, practice, key figures in feminism. Rita felski is professor of english at the university of virginia. Professorship of english at the university of virginia and is a former editor of new literary history. Rita felski s book is a refreshing literary manifesto that argues for the uses of literature. Its so sensible and felski keeps opposing eitheror arguments, which is something with which i identify very strongly. Buy literature after feminism book online at best prices in india on. Jan 01, 2011 when a feminist approach is too narrow ll ana carroll for feminist literary critics and teachers writing about and teaching literature after feminism, the path is potentially treacherous felski 1.
She is also niels bohr professor at the university of southern denmark 20162021 felski is a prominent scholar in the fields of aesthetics and literary theory, feminist theory. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Literature after feminism by rita felski and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feminist criticism, at its best, continues this opening up of new terrain, this enlargement of our horizons. Landscape, narrative, and the linguistic picturesque. Pdf beyond feminist aesthetics download ebook for free. First, rita felski gives a critical account of current american and european feminist literary theory, and second, she offers an analysis of contemporary fiction by women, drawing in particular on the genres of the autobiographical confession. Professor of english at the university of virginia and the editor of new literary history.
She is the author of several books, including, most recently, uses of literature and literature after feminism, the latter also published by the university of chicago press. Rita felski born 1956 is an academic and critic, who holds the william r. Modernist studies and cultural studies, modernismmodernity, 10. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Feminist theory and postmodern culture, and literature after feminism. Rita felski has run that risk with expert skill, producing an important study which succeeds in its aim to unravel the complexities of modernitys relationship to femininity through an analysis of its varied and competing representations. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Contemporary theory is full of references to the modern and the postmodern. Literature after feminism by rita felski goodreads.
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Feminists, they claim, reduce art to politics and are hostile to any form of aesthetic pleasure. Feminist literature and social change and the gender of modernity. Uses of literature is a lively, sophisticated polemic about literary criticism and literary theorists extraordinarily wellwritten, intellectually expansive, drawing on a wide range of canonical and popular literature and film to illustrate felskis compelling account of literary value. Modernism gender and culture ebook download free pdf. Felski argues that critique is a sensibility best captured by paul ricoeurs phrase the hermeneutics of suspicion. The gender of modernity book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Literature after feminism is the first work to comprehensively rebut such caricatures, while also offering a cleareyed assessment of the relative merits of various feminist approaches to. Literature after feminism edition 1 by rita felski. Interweaving incisive commentary with literary examples, felski advocates a double critical vision that can do justice to the social and political meanings of literature without dismissing or scanting the aesthetic. Buy literature after feminism book online at low prices in. She is the author of beyond feminist aesthetics, the gender of modernity, doing time. Her previous books include beyond feminist aesthetics. Pdf beyond feminist aesthetics download read online free.
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