Gertrude Postl
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403281 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gertrude Postl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gertrude |
| FAMILY NAME | Postl |
| SIGNATURE | POSTL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Philosophy, Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Serres’ textual parasitism and his search for a material language
This paper aims to explore Michel Serres' approach to issues of text, writing and language. In a first step, his own textual parasitism—his use of other texts without adhering to the academic conventions of citational practices—shall be assessed on grounds of the notion of intertextuality, comparing his position to Roland Barthes and Julia Kristeva. It shall be shown that Serres—understanding writing as an act of invention—seems to return to a tr…
From Gender as Performative to Feminist Performance Art
Judith Butler’s idea of gender as performative (introduced in Gender Trouble and now a commonplace in feminist theory) is brought into dialogue with feminist performance art (exemplified by Valie Export, the Austrian media- and performance-artist). Butler’s claim that gender is performative and that it can be changed only through a parodic repetition of performative acts is revisited through the lens of Export’s subversive performance pieces. Thi…
Body and Gender within the Stratifications of the Social Imaginary
Using the notion of a transfiguration of sexed bodies, this text deals with the stratifications of the gender-specific imaginary. Starting from the figurative—thus creative—force of the psyche-soma, its interaction with the configurations of a collective body will be developed from the perspectives of social philosophy and philosophy of history. At the center of my discussion is the interdependence between the individual psyche-soma, the socializ…
Anthropological, Social, and Moral Limitations of a Multiplicity of Genders
This work argues from a social-theoretical perspective for the view that every concept of ‘gender’ remains bound to reproduction. As every culture is interested in its continuity, it distinguishes individuals according to their assumed possible contribution to reproduction and so develops a fundamental dual classification. Subsequent gender categories are necessarily derived from this one. The conceptual and empirical arguments for this thesis ar…
Body and Gender within the Stratifications of the Social Imaginary
Using the notion of a transfiguration of sexed bodies, this text deals with the stratifications of the gender-specific imaginary. Starting from the figurative—thus creative—force of the psyche-soma, its interaction with the configurations of a collective body will be developed from the perspectives of social philosophy and philosophy of history. At the center of my discussion is the interdependence between the individual psyche-soma, the socializ…
Introduction
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The End or the Apotheosis of “Labor”? Hannah Arendt's Contribution to the Question of the Good Life in Times of Global Superfluity of Human Labor Power
This paper relates Arendt's critique of a labor society to her thoughts on the “good life.” I begin with the claim that in the post-mass production era, Western societies, traditionally centered around gainful employment, encounter a decrease in the relevance of labor and can thus no longer rely on it as a resource for individual or social meaning. From Arendt's perspective, however, the current situation allows for the possibility of a transitio…
The End or the Apotheosis of ?Labor?? Hannah Arendt's Contribution to the Question of the Good Life in Times of Global Superfluity of Human Labor Power
Anthropological, Social, and Moral Limitations of a Multiplicity of Genders
This work argues from a social-theoretical perspective for the view that every concept of ‘gender’ remains bound to reproduction. As every culture is interested in its continuity, it distinguishes individuals according to their assumed possible contribution to reproduction and so develops a fundamental dual classification. Subsequent gender categories are necessarily derived from this one. The conceptual and empirical arguments for this thesis ar…
Wiener Philosophinnen Club, Krieg/War
Wiener Philosophinnen Club, Krieg/War: Eine Philosophische Auseinandersetzung aus feministischer Sicht (Krieg/War: A Philosophical Examination from a Feminist Perspective). Munich, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1997. - Volume 13 Issue 2
The Silencing of a Voice
Research Article| July 01 1993 The Silencing of a Voice: Christa Wolf, Cassandra, and the German Unification Gertrude Postl Gertrude Postl Gertrude Postl received her doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Vienna, Austria, and is currently teaching Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and Philosophy at Dowling College. She is author of a book on women and language: Weibliches Sprechen. Feministische Entwürfe z…
The End or the Apotheosis of “Labor”? Hannah Arendt's Contribution to the Question of the Good Life in Times of Global Superfluity of Human Labor Power
This paper relates Arendt's critique of a labor society to her thoughts on the “good life.” I begin with the claim that in the post-mass production era, Western societies, traditionally centered around gainful employment, encounter a decrease in the relevance of labor and can thus no longer rely on it as a resource for individual or social meaning. From Arendt's perspective, however, the current situation allows for the possibility of a transitio…
The Silencing of a Voice
Research Article| July 01 1993 The Silencing of a Voice: Christa Wolf, Cassandra, and the German Unification Gertrude Postl Gertrude Postl Gertrude Postl received her doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Vienna, Austria, and is currently teaching Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and Philosophy at Dowling College. She is author of a book on women and language: Weibliches Sprechen. Feministische Entwürfe z…
Wiener Philosophinnen Club, Krieg/War
Wiener Philosophinnen Club, Krieg/War: Eine Philosophische Auseinandersetzung aus feministischer Sicht (Krieg/War: A Philosophical Examination from a Feminist Perspective). Munich, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1997. - Volume 13 Issue 2
Body and Gender within the Stratifications of the Social Imaginary
Using the notion of a transfiguration of sexed bodies, this text deals with the stratifications of the gender-specific imaginary. Starting from the figurative—thus creative—force of the psyche-soma, its interaction with the configurations of a collective body will be developed from the perspectives of social philosophy and philosophy of history. At the center of my discussion is the interdependence between the individual psyche-soma, the socializ…
Anthropological, Social, and Moral Limitations of a Multiplicity of Genders
This work argues from a social-theoretical perspective for the view that every concept of ‘gender’ remains bound to reproduction. As every culture is interested in its continuity, it distinguishes individuals according to their assumed possible contribution to reproduction and so develops a fundamental dual classification. Subsequent gender categories are necessarily derived from this one. The conceptual and empirical arguments for this thesis ar…
Body and Gender within the Stratifications of the Social Imaginary
Using the notion of a transfiguration of sexed bodies, this text deals with the stratifications of the gender-specific imaginary. Starting from the figurative—thus creative—force of the psyche-soma, its interaction with the configurations of a collective body will be developed from the perspectives of social philosophy and philosophy of history. At the center of my discussion is the interdependence between the individual psyche-soma, the socializ…
Introduction
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The End or the Apotheosis of “Labor”? Hannah Arendt's Contribution to the Question of the Good Life in Times of Global Superfluity of Human Labor Power
This paper relates Arendt's critique of a labor society to her thoughts on the “good life.” I begin with the claim that in the post-mass production era, Western societies, traditionally centered around gainful employment, encounter a decrease in the relevance of labor and can thus no longer rely on it as a resource for individual or social meaning. From Arendt's perspective, however, the current situation allows for the possibility of a transitio…
The End or the Apotheosis of ?Labor?? Hannah Arendt's Contribution to the Question of the Good Life in Times of Global Superfluity of Human Labor Power
Anthropological, Social, and Moral Limitations of a Multiplicity of Genders
This work argues from a social-theoretical perspective for the view that every concept of ‘gender’ remains bound to reproduction. As every culture is interested in its continuity, it distinguishes individuals according to their assumed possible contribution to reproduction and so develops a fundamental dual classification. Subsequent gender categories are necessarily derived from this one. The conceptual and empirical arguments for this thesis ar…
From Gender as Performative to Feminist Performance Art
Judith Butler’s idea of gender as performative (introduced in Gender Trouble and now a commonplace in feminist theory) is brought into dialogue with feminist performance art (exemplified by Valie Export, the Austrian media- and performance-artist). Butler’s claim that gender is performative and that it can be changed only through a parodic repetition of performative acts is revisited through the lens of Export’s subversive performance pieces. Thi…
Serres’ textual parasitism and his search for a material language
This paper aims to explore Michel Serres' approach to issues of text, writing and language. In a first step, his own textual parasitism—his use of other texts without adhering to the academic conventions of citational practices—shall be assessed on grounds of the notion of intertextuality, comparing his position to Roland Barthes and Julia Kristeva. It shall be shown that Serres—understanding writing as an act of invention—seems to return to a tr…
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