Recovering Women's Past: New Epistemologies, New Ventures

Feminist rewriting of history challenges entrenched paradigms about knowledge production and offers a more accurate and vital history of women's past to engage in creative and artistic encounters with our intellectual foremothers. This collection of essays explores how women born before the nineteenth century have claimed a place in history and been represented in the collective memory, challenging discourses of their representation and reassessing them within and beyond academia. By creating imaginative modes of representing new knowledge, we can break away from stereotypes and advance the future of feminism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 390 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Feminist rewriting of history aims to reshape our collective memory and imaginary while challenging entrenched paradigms about knowledge production. It raises important questions for early modern scholars, particularly in bringing to life the works of our foremothers and reconsidering womens agency. Recovering Womens Past, edited by SÉverine Genieys-Kirk, is a collection of essays that explore how women born before the nineteenth century have claimed a place in history and been represented in the collective memory from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. The contributors reflect on how our histories of women have been shaped by the discourses of their representation, how these discourses have been challenged, and how they can be reassessed both within and beyond the confines of academia. By disseminating a more accurate, vital history of womens past, feminist rewriting encourages more creative and artistic encounters with our intellectual foremothers, creating imaginative modes of representing new knowledge. Only through these interactions can we break away from the prevailing stereotypes about womens roles and potential and advance the future of feminism.

Weight: 730g
Dimension: 157 x 237 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781496231796