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Posthuman Feminism

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In Posthuman Feminism, Rosi Braidotti explores the intersection of feminist theory and the posthuman condition. She defines the posthuman turn as a fusion of posthumanism and post-anthropocentrism, addressing how these shape feminist activism amid rising patriarchal and white supremacist challenges. Braidotti argues feminism is foundational to posthumanist thought, despite its frequent neglect in mainstream scholarship. The book offers a critical and creative analysis of contemporary injustices such as sexism, racism, ecocide, and neoliberal capitalism, urging feminist subjects to harness new potentials for political action.

This work is essential for students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences seeking to understand the evolving dynamics of feminism in a posthuman world.
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Ideal for readers engaged in feminist philosophy, social sciences, and humanities, particularly those interested in contemporary social justice issues and theoretical innovation concerning gender, race, and environmental politics.

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In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of activists, from the Xenofeminists to Pussy Riot, are continuing the struggle, fighting alongside star feminists like Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson: these are very feminist times.

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In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of feminist activists are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times. But how do these and other movements relate to the contemporary posthuman condition?

In this important new book, Rosi Braidotti examines the implications of the posthuman turn for feminist theory and practice. She defines the posthuman turn as a convergence between posthumanism on the one hand and post-anthropocentrism on the other, and she examines their complex relationship and joint impact. Braidotti claims that mainstream posthuman scholarship has neglected feminist theory, while in fact feminism is one of the precursors of the posthuman turn, through diverse social movements and political traditions. Posthuman Feminism is an analytic and creative response to contemporary conditions and a call to action. It highlights the constraints but also the potentialities available to feminist political subjects as they confront the ever-growing injustices of sexism, racism, ecocide, and neoliberal capitalism.

This bold new text by a leading feminist philosopher will be of great interest to students and scholars throughout the humanities and social sciences.

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"This profound and energising book is uncannily insightful: read it as a talisman against the present and as a map out of its baleful conditions."
Matthew Fuller, Goldsmiths, University of London

"Posthuman Feminism is astonishingly wide-ranging and characteristically impressive in its contemporary relevance. Attending closely to submerged knowledge traditions including Indigenous and Black perspectives, Braidotti enriches our understanding of both posthumanism and feminism by showing how they are mutually generative and intimately imbricated. Everyone who engages with ideas emerging in these areas will need to know what this book has to say."
Simone Bignall, University of Technology Sydney

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ISBN: 9781509518081

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Rosi Braidotti is Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Utrecht University.

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