Feminist Consequences: Theory for the New Century (Gender and Culture Series)

Exploring the status of feminism in this "postfeminist" age, this sophisticated meditation on feminist thinking over the past three decades moves away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on a wide-ranging body of feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question "Where are we going?" as well as "Where have we come from?" As evidenced in the essays compiled here, the multiplicity of directions available to this new feminism ranges from poststructuralist academic theory through cultural activism to re-readings of law, literature, and representation. Exploring the status of feminism in this "postfeminist" age, this sophisticated meditation on feminist thinking over the past three decades moves away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on a wide-ranging body of feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question "Where are we going?" as well as "Where have we come from?" As evidenced in the essays compiled here, the multiplicity of directions available to this new feminism ranges from poststructuralist academic theory through cultural activism to re-readings of law, literature, and representation. Contributors include Mieke Bal, Lauren Berlant, Rosi Braidotti, Elisabeth Bronfen, Judith Butler, Rey Chow, Drucilla Cornell, Ann Cvetkovich, Jane Gallop, Beatrice Hanssen, Claire Kahane, Ranjana Khanna, Biddy Martin, Juliet Mitchell, Anita Haya Patterson, and Valerie Smith. __Feminist Consequences__, representing the forefront of international feminist thought, marks a new and long-desired stage of feminist criticism where women are themselves making theory rather than reacting to male production. Over the past half century in America, Buddhism has grown from a transplanted philosophy to a full-fledged religious movement, rich in its own practices, leaders, adherents, and institutions. Long favored as an essential guide to this history, Buddhism in America covers the three major groups that shape the tradition—an emerging Asian immigrant population, native-born converts, and old-line Asian American Buddhists—and their distinct, yet spiritually connected efforts to remake Buddhism in a Western context. This edition updates existing text and adds three new essays on contemporary developments in American Buddhism, particularly the aging of the baby boom population and its effect on American Buddhism's modern character. New material includes revised information on the full range of communities profiled in the first edition; an added study of a second generation of young, Euro-American leaders and teachers; an accessible look at the increasing importance of meditation and neurobiological research; and a provocative consideration of the mindfulness movement in American culture. The volume maintains its detailed account of South and East Asian influences on American Buddhist practices, as well as instances of interreligious dialogue, socially activist Buddhism, and complex gender roles within the community. Introductory chapters describe Buddhism's arrival in America with the nineteenth-century transcendentalists and rapid spread with the Beat poets of the 1950s. The volume now concludes with a frank assessment of the challenges and prospects of American Buddhism in the twenty-first century. Over the past half century in America, Buddhism has grown from atransplanted philosophy to a full-fledged religious movement, richin its own practices, leaders, adherents, and institutions. Longfavored as an essential guide to this history, Buddhism inAmerica covers the three major groups that shape the tradition-- an emerging Asian immigrant population, native-born converts,and old-line Asian American Buddhists -- and their distinct, yetspiritually connected efforts to remake Buddhism in a Westerncontext. This edition updates existing text and adds three new essays oncontemporary developments in American Buddhism, particularly theaging of the baby boom population and its effect on AmericanBuddhism's modern character. New material includes revisedinformation on the full range of communities profiled in the firstedition; an added study of a second generation of young,Euro-American leaders and teachers; an accessible look at theincreasing importance of meditation and neurobiological research;and a provocative consideration of the mindfulness movement inAmerican culture. The volume maintains its detailed account ofSouth and East Asian influences on American Buddhist practices, aswell as instances of interreligious dialogue, socially activistBuddhism, and complex gender roles within the community.Introductory chapters describe Buddhism's arrival in America withthe nineteenth-century transcendentalists and rapid spread with theBeat poets of the 1950s. The volume now concludes with a frankassessment of the challenges and prospects of American Buddhism inthe twenty-first century

Exploring the status of feminism in this postfeminist age, this sophisticated meditation on feminist thinking over the past three decades moves away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on a wide-ranging body of feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question Where are we going? as well as Where have we come from? As evidenced in the essays compiled here, the multiplicity of directions available to this new feminism ranges from poststructuralist academic theory through cultural activism to re-readings of law, literature, and representation.

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The essays compiled here address the questions Where have we come from? and What characterizes feminism now? In response to the contentious and splintering term postfeminist, the editors strive to demonstrate that feminism lives by building on a wide-ranging body of feminist theory written by women. The collection is divided into four sections: Whatever happened to feminism?; the ethics of affect; the pleasures of agency; and where to feminism? The 17 contributors are academics in women's studies, literature, rhetoric, media studies, and other disciplines in the US and Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Introduction; PART 1 Whatever Happened to Feminism?; 1. Psychoanalysis and Feminism at the Millenium; 2. Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment; 3. Gender and Representation; 4. Whatever Happened to Feminist Theory?; PART 2 The Ethics of Affect; 5. Ethical Ambiguities and Specters of Colonialism: Futures of Transnational Feminism; 6. The Subject of True Feeling: Pain, Privacy, and Politics; 7. Dark Mirrors: A Feminist Reflection on Holocaust Narrative and the Maternal Metaphor; 8. Class and Gender in Narratives of Passing; PART 3 The Pleasures of Agency.;Exploring the status of feminism in this ""postfeminist"" age, this sophisticated meditation on feminist thinking over the past three decades moves away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on a wide-ranging body of feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question ""Where are we going?"" as well as ""Where have we come from?"" As evidenced in the essays compiled here, the multiplicity of directions available to this new feminism ranges from poststructuralist academic theory through cultural activism to re-r. Psychoanalysis and feminism at the millennium / Juliet Mitchell Feminist accused of sexual harassment (excerpt) / Jane Gallop Gender and representation / Rey Chow Whatever happened to feminist theory? / Beatrice Hanssen Ethical ambiguities and specters of colonialism: futures of transnational feminism / Ranjana Khanna The subject of true feeling: pain, privacy, and politics / Lauren Berlant Dark mirrors: a feminist reflection on Holocaust narrative and the maternal metaphor / Claire Kahane Class and gender in narratives of passing / Valerie Smith Redressing grievances: cross-dressing pleasure with the law / Elisabeth Bronfen Contingencies of pleasure and shame: Jamaican women's poetry / Anita Haya Patterson Fierce pussies and lesbian avengers: dyke activism meets celebrity culture / Ann Cvetkovich Enfolding feminism / Mieke Bal Success and its failures / Biddy Martin Becoming-woman: rethinking the positivity of difference / Rosi Braidotti The end of sexual difference? / Judith Butler A return for the future: interview with Drucilla Cornell / Drucilla Cornell, Elisabeth Bronfen, and Misha Kavka. Introduction PART 1 Whatever Happened to Feminism? 1. Psychoanalysis and Feminism at the Millenium 2. Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment 3. Gender and Representation 4. Whatever Happened to Feminist Theory? PART 2 The Ethics of Affect 5. Ethical Ambiguities and Specters of Colonialism: Futures of Transnational Feminism 6. The Subject of True Feeling: Pain, Privacy, and Politics 7. Dark Mirrors: A Feminist Reflection on Holocaust Narrative and the Maternal Metaphor 8. Class and Gender in Narratives of Passing PART 3 The Pleasures of Agency. 9. Redressing Grievances: Cross-Dressing Pleasure with the Law10. Contingencies of Pleasure and Shame: Jamaican Women's Poetry 11. Fierce Pussies and Lesbian Avengers: Dyke Activism Meets Celebrity Culture PART 4 Where to Feminism? 12. Enfolding Feminism 13. Success and Its Failures 14. Becoming Woman: Rethinking the Positivity of Difference 15. The End of Sexual Difference? 16. A Return for the Future: Interview with Drucilla Cornell Contributors Index. Elisabeth Bronfen is the author, most recently, of The Knotted Subject: Hysteria and Its Discontents. Misha Kavka has published variously on male hysteria, modernist feminism, and gendered subjectivity in film. Both Bronfen and Kavka teach in the Department of English at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. PHI027000,Philosophy/Movements/Deconstruction,PHI034000,Philosophy/Social Exploring the status of feminism in this "postfeminist" age, this work on feminist thinking aims to move away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question "Where are we going?" as well as "Where have we come from?" "This well-informed book provides a comprehensive survey of a variety of Buddhist traditions in the contemporary U.S. . . . [its] strength, apart from being a mine of information, is Seager's insistence on taking a historically informed and comparative perspective." - Religious Studies Review. In the last two decades there has been an untold gain in the understanding of the psychological and representational effects of sexual difference.