1st Edition
Woman's Relationship with Herself Gender, Foucault and Therapy
By Helen O'Grady
Copyright 2005
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Woman's Relationship with Herself explores the relationship women have with themselves and demonstrates how this relationship is often dominated by debilitating practices of self-surveillance. Employing Foucault's notion of panoptical power, Helen O'Grady illuminates the link between this kind of self-surveillance and the broader mechanisms of social control, arguing that these negative... Read more
Introduction. A Lens for Viewing Self-policing. Gender and Self-policing. Challenging and Negative Identity Practices. Foucault and Therapy - A Contradiction? Immanent Critiques: Expanded Possibilities for Refusing Self-policing. An Ethic of Care for the Self. Can Therapy be Politically Progressive from a Feminist Perspective? Conclusion.
Biography
Helen O'Grady
