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Visible Women: Essays on Feminist Legal Theory and Political Philosophy

Hardback

Main Details

Title Visible Women: Essays on Feminist Legal Theory and Political Philosophy
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Professor Susan James
Edited by Stephanie Palmer
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781841131955
ClassificationsDewey:340.082
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Hart Publishing
Publication Date 1 February 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

How should feminist theories conceive of the subject? What is it to be a legal person? What part does embodiment play in subjectivity? Can there be a conception of rights which does justice to the social contexts in which rights claims are embedded? Is the way the law constitutes legal subjects a form of violence? These questions lie at the heart of contemporary feminist theory, and in this collection they are addressed by a group of distinguished international scholars working in law, philosophy and politics. The volume, in which the concerns of one author are taken up by others, advances current debate on two interconnected levels. First, it contains original discussions of the questions raised above. At the same time, it contains a more reflexive strand of argument about the intellectual resources available to feminist thinkers, and the advantages and dangers of borrowing from non-feminist traditions of thought. It thus provides a rich examination of contemporary legal and political feminist theory.

Author Biography

Susan James is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College,University of London. Stephanie Palmer is a Lecturer in Law at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Girton College.

Reviews

...the feminism of Visible Women is first and foremost a feminism that seeks to keep women visible, without succumbing to the simplicity of earlier versions of the subject. It is a feminism that is unapologetic in its focus on women, while at the same time, engaging critically with the category itself. And it is a feminism that is unapologetically theoretical. It does not shy away from the critical and intellectual project of rethinking the foundational categories of feminism. -- Brenda Crossman * Adelaide Law Review *