what about the current wave (for lack of a better term) or recent feminist scholarship/theory/politics bothers you? i'm just curious. while i take some umbrage with what i perceive to be a far too heavy reliance on identity politics and the continued policing of language, i think this is a really interesting, albeit not-so-visible time for feminism. all the postmodern, transnational stuff i've read makes me excited to be a feminist. even some second wave writers like audre lorde and bell hooks and june jordan keep me coming back for more, just 'cos they tend to acknowledge the erotic, the practical, the tangible. i think you need a balance of reimagining the world AND being realistic about it.
i guess i'm just curious what you find frustrating. there are certainly many frustrating things for me too.
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Date: 2007-04-25 02:55 am (UTC)what about the current wave (for lack of a better term) or recent feminist scholarship/theory/politics bothers you? i'm just curious. while i take some umbrage with what i perceive to be a far too heavy reliance on identity politics and the continued policing of language, i think this is a really interesting, albeit not-so-visible time for feminism. all the postmodern, transnational stuff i've read makes me excited to be a feminist. even some second wave writers like audre lorde and bell hooks and june jordan keep me coming back for more, just 'cos they tend to acknowledge the erotic, the practical, the tangible. i think you need a balance of reimagining the world AND being realistic about it.
i guess i'm just curious what you find frustrating. there are certainly many frustrating things for me too.
(i'm using this icon because i haven't used it before. and it's fun to jab at dobson. it's only slightly related to this topic. erm, well, not really. um, anyway. :P)