Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public
Women and the “Re-Privatization” of Labor
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | R. Goodman | ISBN: | 9780230112957 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Goodman |
| ISBN: | 9780230112957 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public argues that feminism needs to develop a theory of the public. It responds to a moment when feminism's impetus to reconstitute the private sphere left a huge gap in its political thinking on the public. This inattention to the public is particularly worrisome now when the nation-state and its publics seem to have diminishing power and compromised democratic agency. The waning of power in the public sphere diminishes the influence that citizens can have in deciding on the conditions of life, and therefore minimizes the changes that feminists can envision or enact in the social field to work towards equality, access, deliberation, participation, just distribution, rights, and authority for women.
Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public argues that feminism needs to develop a theory of the public. It responds to a moment when feminism's impetus to reconstitute the private sphere left a huge gap in its political thinking on the public. This inattention to the public is particularly worrisome now when the nation-state and its publics seem to have diminishing power and compromised democratic agency. The waning of power in the public sphere diminishes the influence that citizens can have in deciding on the conditions of life, and therefore minimizes the changes that feminists can envision or enact in the social field to work towards equality, access, deliberation, participation, just distribution, rights, and authority for women.
