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From Revolution to Deconstruction: Exploring Feminist Theory and Practice in Australia |
| Author(s) | Pam Papadelos |
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This text is intended for mainly feminist activists and people interested in the feminist movement. This book relates the feminism of Australia with the Sydney Push. Pam Papadelos writes about how John Flaus has been a âbig influenceâ on her work and writing. In the second half of her book Papedelos traces the evolution of Womenâs Studies in the Australian academy and gives an overview of the theoretical concerns that have shaped the types of feminism promoted. This book confronts feminism and challenges its relationship to philosophy, which the author argues impacts on the reception of post-structural theories, like deconstruction. This writing by Pam Papedelos is useful in understanding John Flausâs influence not only on Australiaâs Film industry and development but also on the Sydney pushâs movement. This book is a good example of how John Flaus has influenced others around him and Pam Papadelosâs direct reference to Flaus helps prove his impact. Although the subject of the book is not overly important towards flaus, especially the impact on cinema, the writing and information is well sourced and researched. John Flaus critique and anarchist views have helped change Australian film society and this book helps outline this.
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| Synopsis |
A sharp and lively text that covers issues in depth but not to the point that they become to complicated for beginning students. This novel outlines the benefits of deconstructive theory for feminism praxis. In addition, it describes the establishment and theoretical content of Women's Studies at Australian universities explored in relation to deconstruction. This thesis examines the politics of deconstruction within the interdisciplinary field of Womenâs Studies and the question as to whether deconstruction has a politics, or can enhance the political goals of western feminism. This thesis argues that philosophy, and deconstruction in particular, is extremely useful for re-thinking feminist issues, especially around subjectivity and agency, but is not always seen to be so by some Australian feminists. As a result, Australian feminism, like feminism in other western countries, founded on the dichotomy of sameness-difference, has run out of theoretical and political steam. This thesis explores deconstruction within feminist debates and practices from the mid-1980s to present.
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