Higher Ground from Utopianism to Realism in American Feminist Thought and Theory
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 07/01/2000
Drawing on the history of utopian thought, as well as on her own research on utopian communities. Kitch defines utopian thinking, explores the pitfalls of pursuing social change based on utopian ideas, and argues for a "higher ground" -- a contrasting approach she calls realism. Replacing utopianism with realism helps to eliminate self-defeating notions in feminist theory, such as false generalization, idealization, and unnecessary dichotomies. Realistic thought allows feminist theory to respond to changing circumstances, acknowledge sameness as well as difference, value the past and the present, and respect ideological give-and-take.
An important critique of feminist thought, Higher Ground concludes with a clear, exciting vision for a feminist future without utopia.
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