ABSTRACT

A new and challenging entry into the debates between feminism and postmodernism, Contemporary Feminist Utopianism challenges some basic preconceptions about the role of political theory today. Sargisson explores current debates within utopian studies, feminist theory and poststructuralist deconstruction. Utopian thinking is offered as a route out of the dilemma of contemporary feminism as well as a way of conceptualizing its current situation. This book provides an exploration of, and exercise in, utopian thought.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

Part I APPROACHING UTOPIANISM

part |2 pages

Part II NEW APPROACHES AND A NEW UTOPIANISM

chapter 3|35 pages

FEMINISM

Setting the tone for a new utopianism

chapter 4|33 pages

UTOPIA AS NO PLACE: THE TRANSGRESSIVE DISCOURSES OF DECONSTRUCTION AND LIBIDINAL FEMINITY

The transgressive discourses of deconstruction and libidinal femininity

part |2 pages

Part III UTOPIANISM AND TRANSGRESSION