POLI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Postmodern Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism
22 Feb 2016
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Chapter 6 challenges to the dominant ideologies. Contemporary ideologies challenge the metanarrative character of traditional ideologies. Traditional ideologies are regarded as too homogenous and certain in their orientation. Francis fukuyama, the end of history and the last man (1992): Another interpretation is that history can no longer be interpreted according to a grand ideological narrative. For the sake of argument, modernity will be used as a centerpiece: pre-modernity (ancient c. 1500"s): Generally focused on the idea of a cyclical history. The circle as a model: the wheel of fortune (rota fortuna) The state of things is explained by an appeal to a divine power such as. Social orders and political power generally understood as divine in origin: modernity (c. 1500"s - present): Emergence of science and reason in the role of the divine. Machiavelli (1469-1527): displays elements of both modern and pre- modern thinking: post-modernity or late modernity (present - ???)
