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The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory
Amy Allen
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Hardback. Argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the power relations that constitute the self. This work analyzes power, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. It shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self's autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power relations that constitute the self. Allen's theoretical framework illuminates both aspects of what she calls, following Foucault, the "politics of our selves." It analyzes power in all its depth and complexity, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, ... Read more
Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self's autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power relations that constitute the self. Allen's theoretical framework illuminates both aspects of what she calls, following Foucault, the "politics of our selves." It analyzes power in all its depth and complexity, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Critical Theory
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231136228
SKU
V9780231136228
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About Amy Allen
Amy Allen is Liberal Arts Research Professor and Head of the Philosophy Department at the Pennsylvania State University. She is also the author of The Power of Feminist Theory: Domination, Resistance, Solidarity.
Reviews for The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory
Scholars will find this book an interesting read.
Kristina Grob Feminist Review Blog Persuasive and well-reasoned
J. Jeremy Wisnewski Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This admirable book provides incredibly clear and lucid readings of texts that students find notoriously difficult... Highly recommended. Choice Nuanced and careful readings of Foucault, Butler, Habermas and Benhabib.
Margaret A. McLaren Foucault Studies ... Read more
Kristina Grob Feminist Review Blog Persuasive and well-reasoned
J. Jeremy Wisnewski Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This admirable book provides incredibly clear and lucid readings of texts that students find notoriously difficult... Highly recommended. Choice Nuanced and careful readings of Foucault, Butler, Habermas and Benhabib.
Margaret A. McLaren Foucault Studies ... Read more