Sue Tate
The feminist intellectual: weariness, critique and the affective turn
Tate, Sue
Authors
Contributors
Paul Reynold
Editor
Abstract
This chapter considers the current position of the feminist intellectual,academic and pedagogue in relation to a ‘critical theory’ that has been characterized as ossifying into a hegemonic doxy. It explores opportunities
offered by the affective turn in theory (within which feminist intellectuals have led the way) in overcoming a perceived ‘weariness’ with ideological and textual critique. However, pointing out the risks of what might be lost, or ‘turned from’, it argues for the maintenance of the discourses of critique, in both academic work and pedagogy, ‘beside’ (to borrow a concept from
Kosofsky Sedgwick) the new understandings offered by the affective turn.
Citation
Tate, S. (2008). The feminist intellectual: weariness, critique and the affective turn. In P. Reynold (Ed.), Intellectuals: Knowledge, Power and Ideas. Inter-Disciplinary Press
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2008 |
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Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Book Title | Intellectuals: Knowledge, Power and Ideas |
ISBN | 978-1-904710-67-7 |
Keywords | feminist intellectual, the affective turn, feminism, critical theory |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1022356 |
Publisher URL | http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/id-press/ |