Toward a Theoretical Outline of the Subject
The Centrality of Adorno and Lacan for Feminist Political Theorizing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6351024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Leeb (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-376 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0090591708315142 |
| OpenAlex | W2107645237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
This essay draws on Adorno's concept of the non-identical in conjunction with Lacan's concept of the Real to propose a “theoretical outline of the subject” as central for feminist political theorizing. A theoretical outline of the subject recognizes the limits of theorizing, the moment where meaning fails and we are confronted with the impossibility to fully grasp the subject. At the same time, it insists on the importance of a coherent (if not whole) subject through which to effect transformations in the sociopolitical sphere. Since the non-identical is more grounded in the material world than the Real, and the Real allows us more than the non-identical to grasp the anxieties and desires that lead to totalizing theories, it is a complementary Adornian-Lacanian theoretical framework that holds a central promise for feminist political theorizing
Conjunction (astronomy · Epistemology · GRASP · Impossibility · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Computer Science · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |