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The changing face of feminist discourse as reflected by the career of one of its preeminent scholars"Figures of Resistance" brings together the unpublished lectures and little-seen essays of internationally renowned theorist Teresa de Lauretis, spanning over twenty years of her finest work. Thirty years after the height of feminist theory, this collection invites us to reflect on the history of feminism and take a hard look at where it stands today. Selected essays include "Sexual Indifference and Lesbian Representation," "The Lure of the Mannish Lesbian," "Eccentric Subjects," "Habit Changes," "The Intractability of Desire," and the unpublished article "Figures of Resistance." An introduction from feminist film scholar Patricia White provides an overview of the development of de Lauretis's thought and of feminist theory over past decades.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Full title: Figures of Resistance
• Subtitle: Essays in Feminist Theory
• Author: Teresa De Lauretis
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780252074394
• ISBN: 0252074394
• ID: 04869336
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Weight: 486 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 153 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. March 2007

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