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The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory)
The Politics of Our Selves Power Autonomy and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory - New Directions in Critical Theory Author:Amy Allen "Can one theorize subjectivity in a way that allows both for the penetrating grip of power and for the self's critical, transformative capacities? So many critical theorists have tried and failed to square this circle that one might despair of the possibility. But Amy Allen's magnificent study gives one new hope. The work of a mature, confident ... more »thinker, The Politics of Ourselves combines original readings of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Jürgen Habermas, and Seyla Benhabib with a constructive account that goes further than any of them in clarifying the autonomy/subjection riddle." -- Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics, New School for Social Research« less