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Munro, Vanessa (2006) Resemblances of identity : Ludwig Wittgenstein and contemporary feminist legal theory. Res Publica, 12 (2). pp. 137-162. doi:10.1007/s11158-006-9000-0 ISSN 1356-4765.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11158-006-9000-0
Abstract
In a context in which there is manifest multiplicity in women’s daily lives, feminists have struggled to identify what it uniquely means to be a woman, without falling prey to charges of essentialism. Conscious, however, of the role which collective gender identity plays in providing coherence and motivation to feminist activity, a number of theorists have sought to find a way to retain group cohesion in the face of internal diversity. In this article, the merits and demerits of pre-existing attempts in this regard will be discussed. Having done so, an alternative approach, which builds on Wittgenstein’s concept of ‘family resemblances’, will be put forward and defended.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Res Publica | ||||||
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||||
ISSN: | 1356-4765 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2006 | ||||||
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Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 137-162 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s11158-006-9000-0 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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