Check order status

Become part of a community of book lovers from all over the world and get access to a whole bunch of benefits. Create an account for free

DPD courier 4.99 € GLS courier 11.49 €

Contact

How to shop

Help

My account

▸ Empty :-(

Higher Ground

Name: Higher Ground
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 04546444
Price: 111.67 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Sally L. Kitch
ISBN: 9780226438566

From Utopianism to Realism in American Feminist Thought and Theory

Sally L. Kitch

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 04546444

Publishers University of Chicago Press, April 2001

Many feminists love a utopia - the idea of restarting humanity from scratch or transforming human na... Full description

Libristo code: 04546444

270 b

111.67 €

Low in stock at our supplier Shipping in 13-18 days

30-day return policy

Customers also purchased

Moyen de Se Preserver de la Syphilis Et de la Guerir Immediatement Ameda

Paperback

13.65 €

Vaho RODRIGO SANCHO FERRER

Paperback

11.93 €

Bewertung der Energieeffizienz von Antriebssystemen mobiler Arbeitsmaschinen am Beispiel Bagger Christoph Sturm

Paperback

36.61 €

Petit Ours Brun Marie Aubinais

Hardback

5.65 €

Tuberkulose-Jahrbuch 1960 F. Kreuser

Paperback

53.10 €

Die Evangelische Gemeinde In Locarno, Ihre Auswanderung Nach Zurich Und Ihre Weitern Schicksale V1 (1836) Ferdinand Meyer

Paperback

42.98 €

CONCERTINO HAUTBOIS-ENSEMBLE DE PARTITIONS FISHER TULL Printed items

Sheet music

97.81 €

FOTOGRAFO DE GUERRA RICO

Paperback

22.85 €

Investissement prive et Croissance economique au Cameroun Nina Yaoudey Dabal

Paperback

35.70 €

Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte - Rad- und Freizeitkarte 1 : 75 000 GeoMap

Map

8.18 €

Many feminists love a utopia - the idea of restarting humanity from scratch or transforming human nature in order to achieve a prescribed future based on feminist visions. Some scholars argue that feminist utopian fiction can be used as a template for creating such a future. However, Sally L. Kitch argues that associating feminist thought with utopianism is a mistake. Drawing on the history of utopian thought, as well as on her own research on utopian communities Kitch defines utopian thinking, explores the pitfalls of pursuing social change based on utopian ideas, and argues for a "higher ground" - a contrasting approach she calls realism. Replacing utopianism with realism helps to eliminate self-defeating notions in feminist theory, such as false generalization, idealization and unnecessary dichotomies. Realistic thought allows feminist theory to respond to changing circumstances, acknowledge sameness as well as difference, value the past and the present, and respect ideological give-and-take. An important critique of feminist thought, "Higher Ground" concludes with a clear, exciting vision for a feminist future without utopia.