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Feminism Against Progress : 'Exhilarating' New Statesman
'An exhilarating read' New StatesmanIn Feminism Against Progress, Mary Harrington argues that the industrial-era faith in progress is turning against all but a tiny elite of women.Women’s liberation was less the result of human moral progress than an effect of the material consequences of the Industrial Revolution.We’ve now left the industrial era for the age of AI, biotech and all-pervasive computing.As a result, technology is liberating us from natural limits and embodied sex differences.Although this shift benefits a small class of successful professional women, it also makes it easier to commodify women’s bodies, human intimacy and female reproductive abilities. This is a stark warning against a dystopian future whereby poor women become little more than convenient sources of body parts to be harvested and wombs to be rented by the rich.Progress has now stopped benefiting the majority of women, and only a feminism that is sceptical of it can truly defend female interests in the 21st century.
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Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope
Rhetoric and feminism have yet to coalesce into a singular recognizable field.In this book, author Cheryl Glenn advances the feminist rhetorical project by introducing a new theory of rhetorical feminism.Clarifying how feminist rhetorical practices have given rise to this innovative approach, Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope equips the field with tools for a more expansive and productive dialogue. Glenn’s rhetorical feminism offers an alternative to hegemonic rhetorical histories, theories, and practices articulated in Western culture.This alternative theory engages, addresses, and supports feminist rhetorical practices that include openness, authentic dialogue and deliberation, interrogation of the status quo, collaboration, respect, and progress.Rhetorical feminists establish greater representation and inclusivity of everyday rhetors, disidentification with traditional rhetorical practices, and greater appreciation for alternative means of delivery, including silence and listening.These tenets are supported by a cogent reconceptualization of the traditional rhetorical appeals, situating logos alongside dialogue and understanding, ethos alongside experience, and pathos alongside valued emotion. Threaded throughout the book are discussions of the key features of rhetorical feminism that can be used to negotiate cross-boundary mis/understandings, inform rhetorical theories, advance feminist rhetorical research methods and methodologies, and energize feminist practices within the university.Glenn discusses the power of rhetorical feminism when applied in classrooms, the specific ways it inspires and sustains mentoring, and the ways it supports administrators, especially directors of writing programs.Thus, the innovative theory of rhetorical feminism—a theory rich with tactics and potentially broad applications—opens up a new field of research, theory, and practice at the intersection of rhetoric and feminism.
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The Good Robot : Why Technology Needs Feminism
What is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? The Good Robot addresses these crucial questions through the voices of leading feminist thinkers, activists and technologists.Each thinker provides a snapshot of key challenges, questions and provocations in the field of feminism and technology. While the question of whether various AI and technological advances can be ethical is not new, the embedded nature of feminist perspectives pulls out whether this perceived ‘goodness’ or ‘wrongness’ might actually impact our lives in the 21st century.This book explores both the radical possibilities of technology to disrupt practices of patriarchy, colonialism, racism and beyond but also provides a significant critique of how we can contain the ethical possibilities of entities we cannot predict.In exploring unjust technological practices and engaging critical voices in the tech industry, the existing moral issues are brought to light as well as the possible ethical quagmires. This book opens a new space of discussion on digital technologies – one that insists that the future of AI is an urgent feminist issue.
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The Good Robot : Why Technology Needs Feminism
What is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? The Good Robot addresses these crucial questions through the voices of leading feminist thinkers, activists and technologists.Each thinker provides a snapshot of key challenges, questions and provocations in the field of feminism and technology. While the question of whether various AI and technological advances can be ethical is not new, the embedded nature of feminist perspectives pulls out whether this perceived ‘goodness’ or ‘wrongness’ might actually impact our lives in the 21st century.This book explores both the radical possibilities of technology to disrupt practices of patriarchy, colonialism, racism and beyond but also provides a significant critique of how we can contain the ethical possibilities of entities we cannot predict.In exploring unjust technological practices and engaging critical voices in the tech industry, the existing moral issues are brought to light as well as the possible ethical quagmires. This book opens a new space of discussion on digital technologies – one that insists that the future of AI is an urgent feminist issue.
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What rights do you hope to achieve through feminism?
Through feminism, I hope to achieve equal rights and opportunities for all individuals regardless of their gender. This includes the right to equal pay, access to education and healthcare, freedom from gender-based violence and discrimination, and the ability to make choices about our own bodies and lives. I also hope to see an end to harmful gender stereotypes and expectations, and the promotion of a more inclusive and equitable society for people of all genders.
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Do you think feminism is good?
Yes, I believe feminism is good because it advocates for gender equality and works towards dismantling oppressive systems that disadvantage women. Feminism seeks to challenge societal norms and stereotypes that limit opportunities for women and promotes empowerment and autonomy for all individuals regardless of gender. By promoting equality and inclusivity, feminism benefits not only women but society as a whole by creating a more just and equitable world.
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Is feminism necessary?
Yes, feminism is necessary because it seeks to address and rectify the systemic inequalities and discrimination that women face in various aspects of society. It advocates for equal rights, opportunities, and treatment for women, and challenges the patriarchal norms and structures that perpetuate gender-based oppression. Feminism also promotes the empowerment and autonomy of women, and encourages a more inclusive and equitable society for all genders. Without feminism, the progress towards gender equality and justice would be hindered, and the voices and experiences of women would continue to be marginalized.
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Is feminism exaggerated?
No, feminism is not exaggerated. It is a movement that seeks to achieve gender equality and address issues such as discrimination, violence, and unequal opportunities faced by women. Feminism has played a crucial role in advancing women's rights and challenging societal norms that perpetuate gender inequality. While progress has been made, there is still work to be done to achieve true equality for all genders.
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Anthropocene Feminism
What does feminism have to say to the Anthropocene?How does the concept of the Anthropocene impact feminism?This book is a daring and provocative response to the masculinist and techno-normative approach to the Anthropocene so often taken by technoscientists, artists, humanists, and social scientists.By coining and, for the first time, fully exploring the concept of “anthropocene feminism,” it highlights the alternatives feminism and queer theory can offer for thinking about the Anthropocene.Feminist theory has long been concerned with the anthropogenic impact of humans, particularly men, on nature.Consequently, the contributors to this volume explore not only what current interest in the Anthropocene might mean for feminism but also what it is that feminist theory can contribute to technoscientific understandings of the Anthropocene.With essays from prominent environmental and feminist scholars on topics ranging from Hawaiian poetry to Foucault to shelled creatures to hypomodernity to posthuman feminism, this book highlights both why we need an anthropocene feminism and why thinking about the Anthropocene must come from feminism.Contributors: Stacy Alaimo, U of Texas at Arlington; Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht U; Joshua Clover, U of California, Davis; Claire Colebrook, Pennsylvania State U; Dehlia Hannah, Arizona State U; Myra J.Hird, Queen’s U; Lynne Huffer, Emory U; Natalie Jeremijenko, New York U; Elizabeth A.Povinelli, Columbia U; Jill S. Schneiderman, Vassar College; Juliana Spahr, Mills College; Alexander Zahara, Queen’s U.
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Feminism, Defeated
Feminism has been defeated. Once a politics, feminism is now a philosophy, an epistemology, a method.Once for women, it is now for everyone. Once in pursuit of liberation, it now seeks only inclusion. In Feminism, Defeated, Kate Phelan traces the depoliticization and ultimately, the defeat of feminism.She recovers the second-wave view of men and women as sex-classes, enemies, political kinds, a view more radical than the contemporary view of men and women as social constructs.She also describes how poststructuralism displaced this view and replaced it with another.In this view, the sex/gender binary constructs men and women, and excludes the gender nonconforming. As this view replaced the second-wave one, the injustice of men’s oppression of women was replaced by that of exclusion, and the goal of women’s liberation was replaced by that of inclusion.Thus did feminism become the trans-inclusionary movement as which we now know it, and Phelan shows that this shift was not the progression of feminism; it was the betrayal of it.In this highly original and persuasive study, she argues that the recent emergence of a new gender-critical feminism presents a moment of opportunity to reclaim feminism’s political project.
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Feminism, Defeated
Feminism has been defeated. Once a politics, feminism is now a philosophy, an epistemology, a method.Once for women, it is now for everyone. Once in pursuit of liberation, it now seeks only inclusion. In Feminism, Defeated, Kate Phelan traces the depoliticization and ultimately, the defeat of feminism.She recovers the second-wave view of men and women as sex-classes, enemies, political kinds, a view more radical than the contemporary view of men and women as social constructs.She also describes how poststructuralism displaced this view and replaced it with another.In this view, the sex/gender binary constructs men and women, and excludes the gender nonconforming. As this view replaced the second-wave one, the injustice of men’s oppression of women was replaced by that of exclusion, and the goal of women’s liberation was replaced by that of inclusion.Thus did feminism become the trans-inclusionary movement as which we now know it, and Phelan shows that this shift was not the progression of feminism; it was the betrayal of it.In this highly original and persuasive study, she argues that the recent emergence of a new gender-critical feminism presents a moment of opportunity to reclaim feminism’s political project.
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Posthuman Feminism
In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of feminist activists are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times.But how do these and other movements relate to the contemporary posthuman condition? In this important new book, Rosi Braidotti examines the implications of the posthuman turn for feminist theory and practice. She defines the posthuman turn as a convergence between posthumanism on the one hand and post-anthropocentrism on the other, and she examines their complex relationship and joint impact.Braidotti claims that mainstream posthuman scholarship has neglected feminist theory, while in fact feminism is one of the precursors of the posthuman turn, through diverse social movements and political traditions.Posthuman Feminism is an analytic and creative response to contemporary conditions and a call to action.It highlights the constraints but also the potentialities available to feminist political subjects as they confront the ever-growing injustices of sexism, racism, ecocide and neoliberal capitalism. This bold new text by a leading feminist philosopher will be of great interest to students and scholars throughout the humanities and social sciences.
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Humanism or Feminism?
Both humanism and feminism are important movements that advocate for equality and respect for all individuals. Humanism focuses on the inherent dignity and worth of every human being, while feminism specifically addresses the historical and ongoing oppression of women. Both movements work towards creating a more just and equitable society, and can complement each other in their goals of promoting equality and human rights for all. Ultimately, both humanism and feminism are necessary for creating a more inclusive and fair world for everyone.
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Is feminism pathological?
No, feminism is not pathological. Feminism is a social and political movement that advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women. It seeks to address and challenge the systemic inequalities and discrimination that women face in society. Feminism is a legitimate and important movement that aims to create a more just and equitable world for all individuals, regardless of their gender.
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Is feminism good or bad in 2024?
Feminism in 2024, as in any other time, is a complex and multifaceted movement that has both positive and negative aspects. On the positive side, feminism continues to advocate for gender equality, challenging traditional gender roles, and addressing issues such as workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. It has also brought attention to important issues such as reproductive rights and violence against women. However, some critics argue that certain aspects of modern feminism can be divisive and exclusionary, and that it sometimes fails to address the needs of all women, particularly those from marginalized communities. Ultimately, the impact of feminism in 2024 will depend on the specific actions and approaches taken by individuals and organizations within the movement.
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Is feminism an evil?
No, feminism is not evil. Feminism is a movement that advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women. It seeks to address and dismantle the systemic inequalities and discrimination that women face in society. Feminism aims to create a more just and equitable world for all individuals, regardless of their gender.
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