New materialism and feminism's anti-biologism: A response to Sara Ahmed

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-80

  Davis, Noela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biology; Biophobia; Body; Matter; Nature culture; New materialism; Sara Ahmed

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049142584     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506808098535     Document Type: Article

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