Politics of Our Selves
Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self''s autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power...
Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self''s autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power...
