Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man
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"Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man" is a seminal historical and theoretical study by Joan W. Scott that examines how French feminists from the Revolution onward engaged with and challenged the universalist yet exclusionary principles of modern democratic rights.
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| Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man Context triple: [Joan W. Scott, notableWork, Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man]
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Woman in the Nineteenth Century is an 1845 book by Margaret Fuller that is considered a foundational feminist text advocating for women’s intellectual, social, and political equality.
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex is Simone de Beauvoir’s landmark 1949 feminist philosophical work that analyzes the historical, social, and existential construction of women’s oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man Target entity description: "Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Feminists and the Rights of Man" is a seminal historical and theoretical study by Joan W. Scott that examines how French feminists from the Revolution onward engaged with and challenged the universalist yet exclusionary principles of modern democratic rights.
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A.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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B.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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C.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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D.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Woman in the Nineteenth Century is an 1845 book by Margaret Fuller that is considered a foundational feminist text advocating for women’s intellectual, social, and political equality.
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E.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex is Simone de Beauvoir’s landmark 1949 feminist philosophical work that analyzes the historical, social, and existential construction of women’s oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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feminist theory work ⓘ historical study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
concept of the Rights of Man
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modern democratic principles ⓘ rights of women ⓘ |
| author | Joan W. Scott ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
how women used the language of rights to claim citizenship
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paradoxes of equality and difference in feminist politics ⓘ tension between universalism and exclusion in rights ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
French studies
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feminist theory ⓘ history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
French feminists
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modern democratic rights discourse ⓘ |
| genre |
gender studies
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intellectual history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Joan W. Scott ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of exclusionary universalism
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feminist ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of French feminism
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scholarship on gender and citizenship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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French feminism ⓘ gender and citizenship ⓘ history of feminism ⓘ political rights ⓘ universal rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of French feminist engagement with the Rights of Man
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theorization of paradox in feminist claims to rights ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gender and the Politics of History ⓘ |
| setIn | France ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
discourse analysis
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poststructuralist feminism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from the French Revolution onward ⓘ |
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