Illusive Materialisms by Natania Meeker - 9781531512569

Illusive MaterialismsThe Pleasures of Femininity in Eighteenth-Century France\nAuthor(s): Natania Meeker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9781531512569, 978-1531512569\nSynopsis\nIllusive Materialisms brings a close attention to gender to bear on the philosophical and political argument that sensual pleasure, framed as a mode of feminine responsiveness, is the primary business of enlightenment. Ultimately, the book argues on behalf of a history of feminine speculation that resonates with contemporary feminist and queer efforts to recenter pleasure and its generative illusions in the necessary work of critique. Through its analysis of a materialism that is often hiding in plain sight, Illusive Materialisms explores different ways to cultivate delight in a world in ruin.\n While most studies of materialism during the French Enlightenment focus on works by men, Illusive Materialisms foregrounds responses b.