Publisher's Synopsis
"Feminism Without Women" examines the operation of "postfeminism" in popular culture, especially popular film, and in cultural studies. Examining a range of films from "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" to "Lethal Weapon" and "Three Men and a Baby", Modleski offers a broad perspective on the future of feminism. In particular, she shows how women as social subjects are once again being relegated to the margins of discourse and society.;The text is a response to the shift within feminist theory from "gynocritics" (a woman-centred critical practice) to increasingly male-oriented "gender studies". This move has been accompanied by feminist/philosophical attempts to abolish the very category of "woman".
