Women Writing Culture

Interruptions: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s

by Gary A. Olson (Editor)

Women Writing Culture is a collection of six interviews with internationally prominent scholars about feminism, rhetoric, writing, and multiculturalism. Those interviewed include feminist philosopher of science Sandra Harding; cultural critic and philosopher of science Donna Haraway; noted American theorist of women's epistemology Mary Belenky; African-American cultural critic bell hooks; Luce Irigaray, a major exponent of "French Feminism"; and Jean-Francois Lyotard, a philosopher and cultural critic who has helped to define "the postmodern condition." Together, these interviews afford significant insight into these eminent scholars' perspectives on women, writing, and culture, and explore how women write culture through the various postmodern discourses in which they engage.

204 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of conversations with influential writers/theorists on women defining culture. The two I found most helpful and insightful were conversations with Mary Belenky who co-wrote Women's Ways of Knowing with three other colleagues and a discussion with bell hooks on literary criticism from a feminist perspective.