Undutiful Daughters: New Directions in Feminist Thought and Practice

by H. Gunkel (Editor), Henriette Gunkel (Editor), Chrysanthi Nigianni (Editor)

This exciting collection offers a range of perspectives from some of the most prominent feminist voices of our time, including Rosi Braidotti, Judith Butler, Claire Colebrook, Elizabeth Grosz, and Jack Halberstam. Employing experimental modes of thinking and writing, the contributors remain faithful to the feminist tradition of subversion and resistance, while refusing to submit to its political tradition of a loving sisterhood or dutiful daughterhood. Through productive disagreement and cognitive dissonance, the essays presented here reflect the specific circumstances of our present, and attempt to dream and envision possible alternatives for the future. The volume thus invites us to think of the becoming of feminism itself, and the possibilities of future feminisms-to-come.

243 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2012

Reviews

[Simone Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in this book, so anything I say is tainted by my desire for world wide celebrity and fame...

but, seriously, this right here is the future of feminist thought and becoming. It's braver, deeper, more queer, and dazzlingly well written.

This book now sits on my desk as one of the go-to book for reference and quotation for my future writing.

Read it.