Men in Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)

<p>What are men doing in feminist discourse? Although many feminists have commented on the relation, actual or possible, of men to feminist thinking and practice, and although some male academics have written about feminism, there has so far been little shared discussion. <em>Men in Feminism</em> is the first substantial attempt to produce a dialogue between feminists and their male allies.</p><p>This lively book, comprised of essays by both men and women, is a controversial sally in the current debate over the future of feminist theory. Its focus is one seemingly direct and yet surprisingly prickly question: the actual and potential relationship of men to the now impressive and widely recognized body of feminist writing. Each essay attempts to assess the benefits or damage of male participation in feminism; several of the contributions stand in direct dialogue with others. The editors present, mediate and reflect upon the agreements and arguments in the book, as well as between themselves as editors. Their dialogue-afterword draws together the questions at the heart of the volume.</p><p>Offering few comfortable answers, <em>Men in Feminism</em> will open up discussion of this theoretical and thoroughly political issue.</p> <p>Introduction. Acknowledgements. 1. Male Feminism <i>Stephen Heath</i> 2. Men in Feminism: Men and Feminist Theory <i>Paul Smith </i> 3. Men in Feminism: Men and Feminist Theory <i>Stephen Heath</i> 4. Demonstrating Sexual Difference <i>Andrew Ross</i> 5. Men in Feminism: Odor di Uomo or Compagnons de Route? <i>Alice Jardine</i> 6. Walking the <i>Tightrope</i> of Feminism and Male Desire <i>Judith Mayne</i> 7. A Man’s Place <i>Elizabeth Weed </i> 8. Femmeninism <i>Peggy Kamuf</i> 9. No Question of Silence <i>Andrew Ross</i> 10. A Double Life (Femmeninism II) <i>Peggy Kamuf</i> 11. Dreaming Dissymmetry: Barthes, Foucault and Sexual Difference <i>Naomi Schor</i> 12. French Theory and the Seduction of Feminism <i>Jane Gallop</i> 13. Critical Cross-Dressing: Male Feminists and the Woman of the Year <i>Elaine Showalter</i> 14. Response <i>Terry Eagleton</i> 15. Elaine Showalter Replies 16. Man on Feminism: A Criticism of his Own <i>Nancy K. Miller.</i> A Criticism of One’s Own <i>Denis Donoghue</i> 17. Men, Feminism: The Materiality of Discourse <i>Cary Nelson</i> 18. <i>in any event... Meaghan Morris </i> 19. In, With <i>Richard Ohmann</i> 20. Women in the Beehive: A Seminar with Jacques Derrida 21. Reading Like a Man <i>Robert Scholes</i> 22. Outlaws: Gay Men in Feminism<i> Craig Owens</i> 23. Envy: or With My Brains and Your Looks <i>Rosi Braidotti</i> 24. A Conversation <i>Alice Jardine and Paul Smith</i>. Notes. Contributors.</p>