Feminism, Foucault, and the Critique of Reason: Re-reading the <i>History of Madness</i>

Pages: 15 - 31
Published: Aug 22, 2013
Abstract
This paper situates Lynne Huffer’s recent queer-feminist Foucaultian critique of reason within the context of earlier feminist debates about reason and critically assesses Huffer’s work from the point of view of its faithfulness to Foucault’s work and its implications for feminism. I argue that Huffer’s characterization of Enlightenment reason as despotic not only departs from Foucault’s account of the relationship between power and reason, it...
Paper Details
Title
Feminism, Foucault, and the Critique of Reason: Re-reading the <i>History of Madness</i>
Published Date
Aug 22, 2013
Pages
15 - 31
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