She changes by intrigue : irony, femininity and feminism /

Contemporary feminist theorists have implied a special affinity between women and irony because of their 'double' relation to the prevailing order of things: both speak from within this order while remaining 'other' to it in some way. Irony can be regarded as the obvious mode in...

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Autor principal: Rainford, Lydia, 1972-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2005.
Col·lecció:Genus--gender in modern culture ; 6.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160187
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Sumari:Contemporary feminist theorists have implied a special affinity between women and irony because of their 'double' relation to the prevailing order of things: both speak from within this order while remaining 'other' to it in some way. Irony can be regarded as the obvious mode in which a feminist might speak, as it reflects her relation to the patriarchal structure while refusing to validate the truth of the current sexual hierarchy. She Changes by Intrigue undertakes the first sustained analysis of the parallels between irony, femininity and feminism. By retracing the association of these term.
Descripció física:1 online resource ([vii], 252 pages)
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252).
ISBN:142379138X
9781423791386
9789401201131
9401201137
9042016078
9789042016071
ISSN:1568-1602 ;