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Elizabeth Wright (1) (1926–2001)

Author of The Žižek Reader

For other authors named Elizabeth Wright, see the disambiguation page.

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Elizabeth Wright is now a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research.

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If I had seen this book in a bookstore, I could have seen immediately what it is and what it is trying to do. As it turns out, though, I bought it online, and I feel cheated. This is not an in-depth study of Lacan and postfeminism, it is a kind of primer, barely fifty pages long, introducing the amateur reader to this topic. When I took it out of its postal wrapping I was shocked: the book is about the size of a postcard.

Look, here's the deal. If you know almost nothing about this topic, it's a great introduction. Wright outlines what feminism and post-feminism are, their relationship to psychoanalysis, Freud, and Lacan, and how Lacan's theories about sexual difference have revolutionized the discourse of feminism. It's clear, it's concise, it's a great place for beginners.

But I'm not a beginner, and I feel cheated because there is nothing about how this book is marketed or presented in online shops to differentiate it from more substantial studies. Hence my annoyance and disappointment, and hence my low rating.
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vernaye | 1 other review | May 23, 2020 |
Jacques Lacan (1901-1981), conocido como el "Freud francés", es la figura clave del psicoanálisis posmoderno. Ha sido injuriado por algunos críticos y venerado por otros,quienes le considera el teórico del psicoanálisis más originales de Freud. El "posfeminismo" es también un término polémico.puede significar la reacción de los medios de comunicación contra la lucha del feminismo tradicional por la igualdad de las mujeres o, en un sentido totalmente distinto,el nuevo posicionamiento del feminismo para enfrentarse al patriarcado inamovible y a la marginación de la mujer. Pero, ¿qué tienen en común Lacan y el posfeminismo aparte de ser incomprendidos?
El tema central es el de la identidad. Lacan lidero la batalla contra la reducción de la identidad al determinismo biológico, reclamando un elemento de transacción para la identidad, independiente de los orígenes biológicos. Ha llegado el momento de ver lo que el feminismo, usado correctamente, podría hacer de una identidad afirmativa o positiva. Lacan es crucial aquí porque además de encontrar un lugar y un atacable para la feminidad,crítico la identidad positiva sin eliminarla ni destruirla.
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