In Ethics after Idealism, Rey Chow explores once again the issue of cultural otherness that has been central to her work. She argues that at a time when cultural identity has become imbricated with th
"This wonderful book does nothing less than to create the next stage of feminist thought." —Catharine R. Stimpson"De Lauretis provides a way of thinking about feminism that accepts rather than tries t
Figuring Age engages the virtually invisible subject of older women in western culture. Like other markers of social difference, age is given meaning by a culture. Yet unlike gender and race, the subj
"The book not only confirms the high ethical stakes in informed contemporary reading; it offers a rare readerly pleasure in... exploring the wider cultural significance of gender and the body and thei
A collection of 14 essays on contemporary interpretations of pedagogy resulting from a 1993 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the topic of personal engagement in teaching. Themes include teaching
Cultural displacement—physical dislocation from one’s native culture or the colonizing imposition of a foreign culture—is one of the most formative experiences of our century. These essays examine the
