Power, Body and Self: Foucault and Feminist Literary Criticism

Author: Huang Hua
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Foucault's thought has had an undeniable influence on contemporary humanities, including feminist Bush, particularly on postmodern feminism. Studying Foucault's theories from a feminist critical perspective, especially his discourse theory, power theory, and sex theory, can be said to be a brand-new topic. This book starts with the debates that took place within Western feminism in the late 20th century regarding Foucault's thought and systematically discusses the theoretical characteristics of different stages of Foucault's thought, as well as the criticism, transformation, and utilization of his ideas by feminist scholars. The book has an innovative structure and clever design, metaphorically presenting the two sides of the debate as dialogues, with the beginning, climax, and extension of the dialogue running throughout the entire book. Against the backdrop of the transformation of contemporary Western literary theory, it highlights the trajectory of the evolution of feminist theory.