UNSPECIFIED. (1994) PRODUCTIVE, RELATIONAL AND EVERYWHERE - CONCEPTUALIZING POWER AND RESISTANCE WITHIN FOUCAULDIAN FEMINISM. Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association, 28 (2). pp. 435-454. ISSN 0038-0385

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Abstract

This paper critically explores the ways in which power has been conceptualised within Foucauldian feminism. I focus on two facets within this framework: power as productive and power as relational. Although Foucauldian feminism combines both tensions between them exist, particularly when it comes to understanding resistance. I argue for the need to focus on a productive or generative paradigm of power which perceives power neutrally as neither inherently oppressive nor liberatory, yet with the capacity to be both. In this way, power can be conceived of as ubiquitous and trans-historical without inhibiting the possibilities for social change.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association
Publisher:	BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOC
ISSN:	0038-0385
Date:	May 1994
Volume:	28
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	20
Page Range:	pp. 435-454
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/20629

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