Antigone's claim

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"Antigone, the renowned insurgent from Sophocle's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. But what has remained unclear is whether she escapes from the forms of power that she opposes. Antigone proves to be a more ambivalent figure for feminism than has been acknowledged, since the form of defiance she exemplifies also leads to her death. Butler argues that Antigone represents a form of feminist and sexual agency that is fraught with risk. Moreover, Antignone shows how the constraints of normative kinship unfairly decide what will and will not be a liveable life."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Antigone (Greek mythology),  Feminist theory,  Philosophy,  Kinship,  Semiotics,  Lacan, jacques, 1901-1981,  RELIGION,  Antiquities & Archaeology,  BODY, MIND & SPIRIT,  Spirituality,  Paganism & Neo-Paganism,  Antigone (mythologie),  Incest,  Verwantschap,  Feminisme,  Parenté,  Philosophie,  Théorie féministe,  Hegel, georg wilhelm friedrich , 1770-1831,  Irigaray, luce,  Lacan, jacques , 1901-1981,  Antigone,  Kinship--philosophy,  B2948 .b855 2000,  292.1/3

People: Jacques Lacan (1901-1981),  Luce Irigaray (1930-),  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)