in:
The European journal of women's studies
London [u.a.]:
1999
,
161 - 182 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Roseneil, Sasha |
| In: | The European journal of women's studies |
| Jahr: | 1999 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This article makes a distinction between postmodernism as theory and postmodernity as a social condition, and then seeks to explore what the new social figurations of postmodernity might mean for feminist politics. It suggests that the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was an example of postmodern feminist politics. While rooted in modernity, and carrying forward the modern feminist project, postmodern feminist politics transcend some of the problematic dichotomies of modern feminism, and offer new ways of dealing with difference. They place a new importance on the self-creation of moral and ethical frameworks by individual and collective actors, and they offer a radical critique of the negative and dangerous attributes of modernity. Above all, they occupy the terrain of the cultural, and enact a deconstruction and transformation of gender categories which begin in the real, everyday lives of women and facilitate the creation of new identities. Without grand plans or systematic theories, and never claiming to express the "Truth", a postmodern feminist politics plays with existing possibilities and opens up new ones. | |
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