Tearing the veil essays on femininity
This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be 'feminine' are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is t...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ;
v. 27. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798262306719 |
| Sumario: | This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be 'feminine' are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is taken by us to be a system of meanings, as well as power relations, which pervades our view of women at both a conscious and an unconscious level.The symbolism of the rituals, myths, art works and polemics examined in the essays is related to the ways women are psychically constructed and constrained |
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| Notas: | First published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 147 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136194337 9780203084847 9781283846073 9781136194344 |
