Feminism and its �cultural logic� of patriarchal syntax

Feminism as a political concept, introduced a form of politics quite distinct from the modernising ambitions of nationalism or labour. Its history of thought includes the confrontation of dominant representations of women, and the generation of accurate representations of women. Feminism is actually about ‘women’s responses to realities designed by men’.

In the fullness of capitalist patriarchal time, men retain their rights in a public and legal sense, while social ‘responsibility’ falls to women. Feminism sets out to unmake such cultural habits that are deeply ingrained in daily life. Its politics reflects a common intuition that somehow the struggle for a feminine voice is to be heard.