Through the lens of Poststructuralism Criticism and expansion

Through the lens of Poststructuralism? ? Criticism and expansion of structuralism starting in the 1960 s with Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault, Jacques Lacan, and more (or here) ? FEMINISM Is poststructuralist feminism an oxymoron? discursive nature of all meaning (start here) Meaning itself has no meaning! Meanings of things like language are constructed and changing, depending on history and context Destabilizing meaning itself through the paradox of a never-ending chain of signification Deconstructing the socially constructed – identities, textual meaning, the social world, etc. Rejection of binarism and logocentrism – binaries are constructed, harmful, limiting From Poststructuralist Feminist Theory to the Real World: Acknowledging the patriarchal foundations of psychoanalysis as a continued means of subordination of women poststructuralist perspective-altering theory on intimate partner violence and child abuse How can feminism exist without a female subject? rejecting binarism in qualitative social research and reconciling poststructuralism and feminism in educational research Does theory that is too radical lead to the apocalypse of feminism? Judith Butler’s poststructuralist conceptions of gender becoming more widespread in pop culture Poststructuralist critique of feminism: a dialogue Important Thinkers Luce Irigaray reject binarism 0 vs. 1 woman vs. man good vs. bad true vs. false Larger context of how different feminist movements fit (or don’t fit) together Political application of poststructuralist feminism POSTSTRUCTURALIST FEMINISM Applying poststructuralism to feminist theory Hélène Cixous Judith Butler Annotated Bibliography | Works Cited