My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Ruti (critical theory, gender & sexuality studies, Univ. of Toronto; The Ethics of Opting Out) makes a compelling case for understanding the Freudian attribution of the female as a state of lack in metaphoric rather than physical terms. The envy, that is, arises from most cultures ascribing power to the (straight, and typically white) male of the human species in opposition to other humans who lack—and envy—this status. By referencing her own childhood in Finl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More