![]() ![]() She adds that defining feminism in terms of creating a sense of community for otherwise isolated women has a degree of value, but that the longing for such community is more common in white, middle class (and therefore disenfranchised) women than. ![]() This revolutions cardinal condition is a form of theoretically informed practice that derives. This chapter begins with the assertion that it continues to be difficult to find a universally accepted definition of "feminism." She suggests that such a definition cannot be grounded in the desire for equality with men, since there are degrees of "equality" within the male gender in other words, with which men do women want to have equality? She also suggests that defining feminism as enabling total personal freedom for women is limited - it is, she contends, grounded in preserving the patriarchal, capitalist, individualist status quo (see "Quotes", p. When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. The subtitle of Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center anticipates the call to revolution that bell hooks expressly advances in the books final chapter and whose goal is unequivocal: Feminism is a struggle to end sexist oppression (1984, 26). "Feminism - A Movement to End Sexist Oppression" Feminist Theory established bell hooks as one of international feminisms most challenging and influential voices. ![]()
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