Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190) and index.
Contents:
Fellating patriarchy : men's magazine feminism -- The vexed body politic : Ms. Lewinsky, Mr. Clinton and the feminist establishment -- "A gaggle of dutiful daughters" : feminism does the waves -- Booby traps and Botox : putting the fun back into politics -- What a wonderful world it would be -- "MacKinnon was wrong" : a little rape never hurt anyone -- Conclusion : a signifier of one's own.
Summary:
"This work scrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. The author argues that the proliferation of so-called "prefix feminisms" has weakened the feminist movement by narrowing its focus into shallow interpretations of a broad social and political cause"--Provided by publisher.
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