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Published 01-09-2008
ISBN 9780522859102
Pages 248
Subjects Society and culture: general
Imprint MUP Digital

The Great Feminist Denial

Monica Dux and Zora Simic

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Published 01-09-2008
ISBN 9780522859102
Pages 248
Subjects Society and culture: general
Imprint MUP Digital

Feminism, if not dead, is at least seriously ill. It is now common to hear women declare themselves 'Not Feminists', whereas in the 1970s it was taken as given that any thinking woman would be proud to wear that label.

What the hell happened?

In The Great Feminist Denial the authors talk with women—feminists and non-feminists, young and old, famous and not famous, child-free and with child—and use their responses as a starting point from which to refocus the key debates.

Dux and Simic argue that, ultimately, feminism is still necessary for everyday life. Even the most cursory glimpse at the social and cultural landscape suggests an urgent need for a politics that identifies inequalities, differences and strengths specific to women as a sex.

The Great Feminist Denial puts an ailing feminist past to rest, and proposes a way forward that offers young women of today a new way of calling themselves feminists.

About The Author

Monica Dux has worked in the media, publishing and academia and writes regularly for The Age and The Australian. She grew up in Sydney and now lives in Melbourne with her partner and children.

About The Author

Zora Simic is an Associate Professor of History and Gender Studies in the School of Humanities and Languages at UNSW Sydney. She has published widely on past and present feminisms and is currently completing a history of domestic violence in Australia with Ann Curthoys and Catherine Kevin. She is also an essayist and book critic.