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After the "Speculative Turn": Realism, Philosophy, and Feminism

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TitleAfter the "Speculative Turn"
SubtitleRealism, Philosophy, and Feminism
ContributorKaterina Kolozova (editor)
Eileen A. Joy(editor)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.21983/P3.0152.1.00
Landing pagehttps://punctumbooks.com/titles/after-the-speculative-turn-realism-philosophy-and-feminism/
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
CopyrightKolozova, Katerina; Joy, Eileen A.
Publisherpunctum books
Publication placeEarth, Milky Way
Published on2016-10-26
ISBN978-0-9982375-3-4 (Paperback)
Long abstractRecent forms of realism in continental philosophy that are habitually subsumed under the category of “speculative realism,” a denomination referring to rather heterogeneous strands of philosophy, bringing together object-oriented ontology (OOO), non-standard philosophy (or non-philosophy), the speculative realist ideas of Quentin Meillassoux and Marxism, have provided grounds for the much needed critique of culturalism in gender theory, and the authority with which post-structuralism has dominated feminist theory for decades. This publication aims to bring forth some of the feminist debates prompted by the so-called “speculative turn,” while demonstrating that there has never been a niche of “speculative realist feminism.” Whereas most of the contributions featured in this collection provide a theoretical approach invoking the necessity of foregrounding new forms of realism for a “feminism beyond gender as culture,” some of the essays tackle OOO only to invite a feminist critical challenge to its paradigm, while others refer to some extent to non-philosophy or the new materialisms but are not reducible to either of the two. We have invited essays from intellectual milieus outside the Anglo-Saxon academic center, bringing together authors from Serbia, Slovenia, France, Ireland, the UK, and Canada, aiming to promote feminist internationalism (rather than a “generous act of cultural inclusion”).
Print length200 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
French (Original)
Dimensions127 x 203 mm | 5" x 8" (Paperback)
BIC
  • JFFK
BISAC
  • SOC010000
  • PHI013000
Keywords
  • speculative realism
  • object studies
  • feminism
  • new realisms
  • new materialisms
Funding
Contents

Frontmatter

(pp. i–ix)
  • Katerina Kolozova
  • Eileen A. Joy
  • Katerina Kolozova

The Other Woman

(pp. 27–38)
  • Katherine Behar
  • Anne-Françoise Schmid
  • Patricia Ticineto Clough

No: Foucault

(pp. 71–93)
  • Joan Copjec

Thinking WithOut

(pp. 95–106)
  • Jelisaveta Blagojević
  • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy