Rebellious Feminism

In what might seem an unusual pairing, Barlett brings together the insights of Albert Camus and feminist thought, and in doing so sheds new light on both. Looking through a Camusian lens, Bartlett reveals a 'rebellious feminism' that simultaneously refuses oppression and affirms human dignity in solidarity with concrete, diverse others and the earth, giving us new insights into this life-affirming ethic.

ISBN 1403963649   Pages 288 ISBN13 9781403963642 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave USA   Weight (grammes) 413 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Gordonsville Format Hardback   Height (mm) 216 Publication date 28 Jan 2004   Width (mm) 138 Library of Congress 2003054993   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 305.4   Academic level Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Acknowledgments
		A Note on Language Usage
		Preface
Ch. 1		Rebellion and Feminism		1
Ch. 2		Epistemological Bases		23
Ch. 3		Refusal and Affirmation		41
Ch. 4		Claiming One's Voice		59
Ch. 5		Solidarity		79
Ch. 6		Friendship		111
Ch. 7		Immanence		131
Ch. 8		A Politics of Limits and Healing		159
		Notes		193
		Works Cited		225
		Index		241

"Placing feminist thought in dialogue with Camus' ethic of rebellion, Bartlett uncovers an 'auspicious coincidence' that will be a boon to philosophers, political scientists, social movement theorists, and feminists alike. Camus' rebellion is a strategy for resisting oppression while affirming a politics of justice and beauty, friendship and healing. With passionate clarity, Bartlett's" Rebelious Feminism" describes a way to live decently in the world."--Greta Gaard, Ph.D., author of "Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens, editor of Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature" and co-editor of "Ecofeminist Literary Criticism""Elizabeth Bartlett has found an 'auspicious coincidence' between feminism and Camus's rebellion against an absurd world begging for meaning. Both feminism and Camus plead for a just world in which love can thrive. Rebellion is not simply about the rejection of oppression but the affirmation of human dignity. Bartlett's illuminating analysis of Camus has helped me better appreciate feminism's message about empowering and freeing oneself within the limits of one's circumstances. Even if we cannot, as Camus writes, '...prevent the world from being a world in which children are tortured...we can reduce the number of tortured children...'" (Camus, "The Rebel," 30)-- Rosemarie Tong, PhD, Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics, Department of Philosophy, UNC Charlotte

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