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A feminist critical theory of power - The Power of Feminist Theory by Amy…
A feminist critical theory of power - The Power of Feminist Theory by Amy Allen (1999)
Domination
uncovering and comprehending the relations that systematically dominate women along the axes of gender, class, race, sexuality
Resistance
day to day struggles, rebellions and subversions enacted by women against relations of domination
Solidarity
collective struggle and resistance that makes change possible
Power as resource
assumes power is like a good, can be possessed, distributed and redistributed
Power as domination
dimension of power that captures victimhood and oppression but fails to account for resistance
Power as empowerment
dimension of power that captures agency and resistance but does not offer account of how power can dominate
Foucault
interplay between domination and resistance
lacks normative foundation and direction
leaves little room for agency in account of power
Butler
develops Foucault, latterly situates agency in power relations
doesn't advocate for normative direction; lacks means for incorporating solidarity
focus on discursive to the point of excluding non-discursive field from analysis
Arendt
helps show how feminist solidarity can emerge without essentialising the subject of feminism