Gaslighting: Philosophical Approaches (SUNY series in Gender Theory)

By: Kelly Oliver and Hanna Kiri Gunn and Holly Longair

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Synopsis: A feminist introduction to emerging philosophical understandings of gaslighting.Originating in a 1938 play, the term gaslighting has become part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we truly know what it means? This collection of new and foundational essays explores concepts and experiences of gaslighting from philosophical perspectives. Contributors build on longstanding feminist analyses of the relations among knowledge, affect, and power to consider how gaslighting can work at not only individual but also structural levels to undermine its targets. In examining racial, epistemological, medical, affective, political, and other forms of gaslighting, the book helps illuminate contemporary power relations and provides urgently needed tools for further research in and beyond the field of philosophy.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 298 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9798855801323
Related ISBNs:: 9798855801309, 9798855801316
Publisher:: State University of New York Press
Date of Addition:: 03/01/25
Copyrighted By:: SUNY
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Kelly Oliver
Edited by:: Hanna Kiri Gunn
Edited by:: Holly Longair