El auge del feminismo neoliberal

by Catherine Rottenberg, Fabricio Forastelli (Editor)

Oxford University Press publicó la versión original de esta obra de Catherine Rottenberg donde ofrece un análisis lúcido sobre los dilemas que se abren ante la popularización y apropiación del feminismo en los medios de comunicación dominantes y la construcción de una subjetividad feminista en la cultura neoliberal. De modo incisivo, crítico y accesible, Rottenberg nos muestra los procesos a través de los cuales el feminismo neoliberal ha logrado instalar como objetivo final para las mujeres el equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida familiar. Rottenberg despliega no solo la capacidad de esta variante de feminismo para desdibujar la dimensión social, económica y cultural de las desigualdades, sino también los modos para socavar las luchas feministas, reemplazándolas por el discurso de los negocios, el éxito y las emociones positivas que excluyen a la mayoría de las mujeres. El libro es fundamental para entender este discurso, sus propuestas y limitaciones, y para producir un diálogo creativo que nos permita reivindicar el feminismo como un movimiento de justicia social.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Politics, History, Gender Studies, Theory, Feminist Theory

203 pages, Pocket Book

First published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[Le G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ça fait un peu article mais juste en tiré sur le long, le fait qu'elle se base principalement sur 2/3 livres/ essais n'aide pas, sympa quand même

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I expected. It also wasn't as bad as I expected when I realized the arguments it took. Just okayish, but nothing profound.

[Ellie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wishy-washy, weak, and boring. The author repeated almost identical comments and insights about each author’s writings. Nothing she said was new, profound, or powerful. And if this was supposed to be a critique, it was so insipid as to be useless.

[Dayna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya gotta wait until my review comes out in the International Socialist Review, no spoilers here.

[Kayla Oswald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easily one of the more “readable” books I’ve read for my capstone! Kind of horrified about the idea that we’re turning ourselves into “stock”

[Manisha ⛰️⛰️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

"flexibility an alluring word for white collar workers, who may desire, say, working from home one day a week - can have a darker meaning for many low income workers as a euphemism for unstable hours or paychecks."
Loved the work and the arguments put forth by Catherine in this book. Feminism for the 99% !!! Definitely recommend.

[T.E. Tucker · Rating 1 out of 5]

Repetitive

Author spends a substantial portion of this book doing nothing more then repetitively criticizing the well known writings of Sheryl Sandburg and Anne-Marie Slaughter. Same arguments, same criticisms, over and over and over. Nothing new, nothing profound, literally word for word in multiple chapters. Condescending in its obvious belief in its own moral superiority.

[Marlie Fraser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read most chapters, was interesting analysis of women's difficulties of 'work-life' balance during different feminist movements and now the current neoliberal phase
One of the chapters was about Slaughter's article "why women still can't have it all" and that was really interesting too

[Mills College Library]

305.42 R851 2018

[Karen Moe · Rating 4 out of 5]

An important history of how (some) feminism has been hijacked by patriarchal hierarchy and, as such, isn't feminism at all. Read and know.

[Alana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like the author starts talking in circles for a while around the halfway mark. Disappointed, because I thought we’d be getting into something juicy

[Winter Kuhaupt]

Gender studies is actually just pure yap, but at least this was somewhat interesting

[Alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Por ratos un poco redundante, pero una excelente lectura para entender la afectividad positiva como horizonte de temporalidad de un feminismo cooptado por el capitalismo en su vena más neoliberal.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Meaghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

hallmark of neoliberalism is the felicitous balance between career and motherhood imperative; futurity as a disciplinary technology; maintaining and enjoying present balance, too.