Politics

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These political, philosophical, and literary essays mark the first collection of theoretical writing from the acclaimed novelist and French feminist writer Monique Wittig.

Critical survey of radical and lesbian feminist ideas from the 1960s through the 1980s. Carol Anne Douglas examines diverse theories on the roots of male domination; love and sexuality; lesbianism and friendship between women; lesbian separatism; sadomasochism; strategy and tactics for women's liberation—and more. Douglas probes the divergent roots of radical feminist theory. She then glides her analytic lens to examine diverse currents in radical feminist practice. While some radical feminists emphasize confronting the enemy (patriarchy and/or capitalism), others emphasize building alternative women's communities to achieve radical feminist goals in the here and now. "In the early and mid 1970s," Douglas observes, "there was a turn by radical and lesbian feminists not only from working for legislated reforms but also from any sort of demonstrations or direct confrontation with the male power structure... Creating independent projects—whether these were publications, bookstores, restaurants, record companies, credit unions or rape crisis centers—was seen by many as a more productive way of opposing the system. Creating an alternative system was seen as more radical than directly confronting the power structure. The alternative strategy is derived from the 1960s counterculture, but also ultimately from anarchist and utopian socialist principles. "Some radical feminists saw the turn to establishing alternatives as a diversion from radicalism and as triumph for liberals. However, even these feminists saw the need for an alternative press..." Douglas draws on her vast knowledge of radical feminist writings and practical experience in women's movements to bring clarity to the radical feminist currents and cross-currents since the 1970s.

What does the Right offer to women? How does the Right mobilize women? Why is the Right succeeding in opposing women's rights? With the stark precision and forceful passion that characterize all of her work, Andrea Dworkin answers these timely questions. And by providing the first clear analysis of the impact on women of the Right's position on abortion, homosexuality, anti-Semitism, female poverty, and antifeminism, she demonstrates how the Right attempts both to exploit and to quiet women's deepest fears. — From the reverse cover.

Androcène, l’ère de l’homme. Enfin, de certains. L’ère au cours de laquelle une poignée d’oppresseurs, différents selon les lieux ou les époques, ont exploité et asservi la multitude pour leurs intérêts propres. Une ère dont nous pourrions sonner la fin, dans nos intérêts communs. Sandrine Rousseau est une femme politique, écologiste, et une économiste. Adélaïde Bon est autrice, feministe militante et femme de scène. Sandrine Roudaut est éditrice, perspectiviste et autrice. Dans l’ouvrage ainsi que pour sa promotion, l’origine du terme androcène est attribué à Myriam Bahaffou et Julie Gorecki. Or, si c’est bien elles qui en parlent dans la revue Nouvelles questions féministes, ces dernières ont précisé aux auteures que le mot était apparu bien avant la publication de cette revue et qu’elles en étaient les relais et non les créatrices.