Nostalgia and sexual difference : the resistance to contemporary feminism

Nostalgia and sexual difference : the resistance to contemporary feminism / Janice Doane & Devon Hodges.

Dissatisfaction with the present can cause people to gaze nostalgically back to an idealized past; that nostalgia pervades contemporary rhetoric. In lamenting the 'degeneracy' of present-day America, social and literary critics as well as contemporary novelists often choose as their scapeg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doane, Janice
Other Authors: Hodges, Devon L., 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; v. 23.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > Male authors > History and criticism.
Sex differences (Psychology) in literature.
Feminist fiction > History and criticism.
Nostalgia in literature.
Feminists in literature.
Misogyny in literature.
Men in literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
American fiction
American fiction > Male authors
Feminism and literature
Feminist fiction
Feminists in literature
Men in literature
Misogyny in literature
Nostalgia in literature
Psychological fiction, American
Sex differences (Psychology) in literature
Women and literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • NOSTALGIA AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism; Copyright; Nostalgia And Sexual Difference The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Monstrous Amazons; Chapter 2. Feminism and the Decline of America; Chapter 3. Women and the Word According to Garp; Chapter 4. The Anxiety of Feminist Influence; Chapter 5. Feminist Scholarship as Shadow Work; Chapter 6. Family Feud; Postscript; Notes; References; Index

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