Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism by Brooke A. Ackerly (English) Pa

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Draws on the insights of Third World women's activism to develop feminist theory.

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In Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism, Brooke Ackerly demonstrates the shortcomings of contemporary deliberative democratic theory, relativism and essentialism for guiding the practice of social criticism in the real, imperfect world. Drawing theoretical implications from the activism of Third World feminists who help bring to public audiences the voices of women silenced by coercion, Brooke Ackerly provides a practicable model of social criticism. She argues that feminist critics have managed to achieve in practice what other theorists do only incompletely in theory. Complemented by Third World feminist social criticism, deliberative democratic theory becomes critical theory - actionable, coherent, and self-reflective. While a complement to democratic theory, Third World feminist social criticism also addresses the problem in feminist theory associated with attempts to deal with identity politics. Third World feminist social criticism thus takes feminist theory beyond the critical impasse of the tension between anti-relativist and anti-essentialist feminist theory.

Author Biography

Brooke A. Ackerly is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism (CUP, 2000).

Table of Contents

1. Silent voices and everyday critics: problems in political theory, solutions from Third World feminist social criticism; 2. Why do we need a Third World feminist theory of social criticism?; 3. Method: skeptical scrutiny, guiding criteria, and deliberative inquiry in concert; 4. Roles: social criticism and self-criticism; 5. Qualifications: everyday critics, multi-sited critics, and multiple critics; 6. Third World feminist social criticism as feminist democratic theory.

Review

'Ackerly's key argument is a convincing one: feminist social criticism, which includes 'third world' feminist activism, moves beyond the stalemate between anti-relativist and anti-essentialist feminist theory. In so doing, feminist critics have achieved in practice what other theorists do only incompletely in theory.' International Feminist Journal of Politics 'Ackerly's ambitious blending of theory and practical politics will appeal to a broad audience of feminist scholars and students ... the book also provides social scientists with a rich example of a methodology that derives theory from emancipatory practices and could thus be an exciting addition to graduate scope and method course.' Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society

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This book draws on the insights of Third World women's activism to develop feminist theory.

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"The questions raised by this book are of central importance to the world today..." Philosophy in Review

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This book draws on the insights of Third World women's activism to develop feminist theory.

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In this book, Brooke Ackerly examines the methods by which Third World feminist activists have criticised society. She argues that their activities show how feminist theory can move beyond its theoretical impasse towards articulating a social criticism relevant to dealing with real world inequalities.

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In this book, Brooke Ackerly examines the methods by which Third World feminist activists have criticised society. She argues that their activities show how feminist theory can move beyond its theoretical impasse towards articulating a social criticism relevant to dealing with real world inequalities.

Details ISBN0521659841 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Contemporary Political Theory Language English ISBN-10 0521659841 ISBN-13 9780521659840 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-07-31 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 248 Short Title POLITICAL THEORY & FEMINIST SO Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises DOI 10.1604/9780521659840 UK Release Date 2000-07-31 AU Release Date 2000-07-31 NZ Release Date 2000-07-31 Author Brooke A. Ackerly Alternative 9780511490149 DEWEY 305.4201 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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