Materialist Feminisms

The Argument vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiv

Introduction 1

Part I Beyond the Marxist--Feminist Encounter

1 Origins UK and US 19

2 Institutionalizing Feminism 42

3 Deconstruction and Beyond 60

Part II Feminism and Cultural Critique

4 Feminism and the History of the Novel 83

5 How PC Can a White Girl Be When Her Sisters of Color Can Represent Themselves? 95

6 History and Poststructuralism 125

Part III The Politics of Contemporary Theory

7 The Politics of Essence 145

8 Identity and Sexuality 153

9 The Theory "Race," Imperialist Fractures, and Postcolonial Subjects 183

10 Towards a Green Cultural Criticism 206

Conclusion 229

Works Cited 231

Index of Names 248

Index of Subjects 253