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Baudrillard, Feminism, and Transphobia

Theory & Philosophy

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The Importance of Symbolic Indeterminacy in Feminism

Some people benefit greatly from hyper rheal indeterminacy, while others are exploited by it. Marcel maus illustrates this in his saminal investigation of how some tribal communities across the globe have historically traded women like they were objet. The symbolic then appears like an illusory foray into a more equi equitable cultural paradime. In fact, i would hazard that its reification presents an even more dire alternative, precisely because of its promise to end all determinations.

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