Lisa Duggan

Author of The Twilight of Equality? Neoliberalism, Cultural Politics, and the Attack on Democracy

About the Author

Lisa Duggan is a historian, journalist, activist, and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. She is the author of The Twilight of Equality? Neoliberalism, Cultural Politics, and the Attack on Democracy.

Works by Lisa Duggan

Sapphic Slashers: Sex, Violence, and American Modernity (2001) 88 copies

Sex Wars: Sexual Dissent and Political Culture (1995) 88 copies, 1 review

Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed (2019) 81 copies, 1 review

Kuvitelmien kieltäjät : feministit ja sensuuri (1990) 3 copies

Making It Perfectly Queer {article} 1 copy, 1 review

Hope and hopelessness: A dialogue. In Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory 19(2) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Good Mother Myth: Redefining Motherhood to Fit Reality (2013) — Contributor — 47 copies, 2 reviews

Caught Looking: Feminism, Pornography, and Censorship (1988) — Contributor — 40 copies, 1 review

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Birthdate: unknown
Gender: female
Education: University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Sarah Lawrence College (MA)
University of Virginia (BA)
Occupations: Social & Cultural Analysis Professor, New York University
Organizations: American Studies Association (president 2014-15)
Nationality: USA
Map Location: USA

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4 reviews

LewisZ 50 reviews

Mean Girl : Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed by Lisa Duggan

A little difficult to read. However a needed takedown. Rand was not just a aweful person but a trivial shallow thinker.

Feb 16, 2025

aulsmith 2,871 reviews

Making It Perfectly Queer {article} by Lisa Duggan

Duggan advocates using a constructionist model of sexual identities rather than a fixed one, constructionism being more oppositional and radical. However, she really doesn't take this very far or look at the implications in any depth.

Sep 13, 2013 (Edited)

scott.neigh 182 reviews

Sex Wars: Sexual Dissent and Political Culture by Lisa Duggan