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Sexing-Up the Subject
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Abstract The decisive epistemological and methodological moment of feminist analysis and critique is the moment of intervention. An intervention does not require a standpoint; instead, it displaces the locus of critique from the standpoint to the effects or conseq... view more
The decisive epistemological and methodological moment of feminist analysis and critique is the moment of intervention. An intervention does not require a standpoint; instead, it displaces the locus of critique from the standpoint to the effects or consequences of critique. Intervention requires no new information or hitherto concealed facts about the object being interfered with. The critical effects of an intervention are the results of what is called a ‘sexing-up’ strategy. Different epistemological and methodological aspects of this strategy are discussed and a connection established between feminist interventions in science and politics, and the strategy of sexing-up.... view less
Keywords
intervention
Free Keywords
critique; feminism; phallogocentrism; science; sexing-up; translation;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 267-280
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 12 (2005) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506805054268
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)