From real essences to the feminine imaginary : critiques of essentialism in feminist theory in North America in the 1980's

The polemical debate, within feminist theory in North America, in the 1980s, around essentialism is the central focus of this thesis. === In particular, this work attempts to critically examine the notion of essentialism, the resistance to accepting a feminine "essence," and the loosely de...

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Main Author: Snider, Kathryn
Other Authors: Nemiroff, Stanley (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1994
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26330