The regime of the brother : after the patriarchy
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The regime of the brother : after the patriarchy
（Feminism for today）（Opening out）
Routledge, 1991
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ISBN 9780415054348
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"The Regime of the Brother" is one of the first attempts to challenge modernity on its own terms. Using the work of Lacan, Kristeva and Freud, Juliet MacCannell confronts the failure of modernity to bring about the social equality promised by the Enlightenment. While the fraternal model of society which replaced patriarchy appeared to be more democratic, it was founded upon the suppression of the sister, or woman. In the new society, the paternal function was not dead, but merely usurped by the elder brother. On the verge of its destruction, the patriarchy has reshaped itself into a new, and often more oppressive regime. What was the place of women in this society? Examining a range of literary and social texts - from Rousseau's "Confessions" to Richardson's "Clarissa" and from Stendhal's "De L'Amour" to James's "What Maisie Knew" and Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea" - MacCannell suggests that, under "The Regime of the Brother", feminine subjectivity can exist in only two forms: one is shaped by the dominant masculine culture; the other, at present undeveloped, would provide a grounding for the female subject which did not involve silencing an other in order to assert itself.
This book should be of interest to advanced students of feminist and critical theory, comparative literature and psychoanalysis.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 History and theory of the regime of the brother: the primal scene of modernity
- modernity as the abscence of the other. Part 2 Readings in the regime of the brother
- egomimesis
- feminine Eros - from the bourgeois state to the nuclear state. Part 3 The end(s) of love in the Western world
- reconstructing the desire of the mother
- after the new regime.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415054355
Description
The Regime of the Brother is one of the first attempts to challenge modernity on its own terms. Using the work of Lacan, Kristeva and Freud, Juliet MacCannell confronts the failure of modernity to bring about the social equality promised by the Enlightenment. On the verge of its destruction, the Patriarchy has reshaped itself into a new, and often more oppressive regime: that of the Brother.
Examining a range of literary and social texts - from Rousseau's Confessions to Richardson's Clarissa and from Stendhal's De L'Amour to James's What Maisie Knew and Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea - MacCannell illustrates a history of the suppression of women, revealing the potential for a specifically feminine alternative.
Table of Contents
Part I: History and Theory of the Regime of the Brother 1. The Primal Scene of Modernity 2. Modernity as the Abscence of the Other Part II: Readings in the Regime of the Brother 3. Egomimesis 4. Feminine Eros: From the Bourgeois State to the Nuclear State Part III: The End(s) of Love in the Western World 5. The End(s) of Love in the Western World 6. Reconstructing the Desire of the Mother 7. After the New Regime
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