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Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory Marilyn Frye
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Frye's book The Politics of Reality and even though Frye's work is problematic in a lot of ways, her essay about Oppression remains a touchstone for me in my own understanding of feminist theory and feminist activism. Apr 5, 2013 - That's not the fault of white poor people but is a function of a complicated mix of social constructs, organizational processes, politics, history and probably magic. The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory. In her pioneering work Inclusion and Democracy, Iris Marion Young (2000: 196-235) contributes a Fraser, Joelle. All things I have already said in the essay and in the earlier comments. By Marilyn Frye, in The Politics of Reality: essays in feminist theory (1983, Crossing Press). €�An American Seduction.” Herivel & Wright, 73-84. Sep 12, 2013 - In this piece, I will look at the history of identity politics and intersectionality theory in effort to construct a Marxist critique of intersectionality theory, and a offer positive Marxist conception of feminism. Jan 13, 2014 - Fraser describes these themes as “acts in a play”, and indeed, this characterization provides the key to understanding Fraser's vision of what is truly at stake in feminist theory and politics. While it is certainly too simple to describe the drama Fraser is thoroughly pragmatic in carrying out this task; as she makes clear in these opening chapters, the theorist's formulations are not objectivistic representations of reality. Oct 1, 2013 - Sara Alcid is a Contributing Writer for Everyday Feminism and is a young feminist living and working in Washington, DC as a reproductive health and justice advocate. Also, I've occasionally come across people who truly believe America in the 50s and early 60s was as shown in sitcoms -- sometimes to buttress a political belief, sometimes to argue their own real-life childhood was deprived or even abusive for not meeting that standard. Mar 14, 2011 - Mathiesen has argued for the importance of examining prison's symbolic and cultural effects, but it remains to be seen how this theory may illuminate the more subtle anti-democratic effects of mass incarceration. Mar 9, 2010 - The debate surrounding feminism andfeminist film theory is a relatively new concept and one that is still notfully appreciated within the confines of contemporary political discourse, asPateman (1988:219) details. Jul 22, 2012 - Some Reflections on Separatism and Power (F1). May 31, 2013 - Marilyn Frye had a lovely quote about it in her 1983 essay “Oppression” in Politics Of Reality – Essays In Feminist Theory: Cages.