Differencing the Canon: Feminism and the Writing of Art's by Griselda Pollock

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By Griselda Pollock

during this significant e-book, Griselda Pollock engages boldly within the tradition wars over `what is the canon?` and `what distinction can feminism make?` can we easily reject the all-male line-up and fulfill our desire for perfect egos with an all girls litany of creative heroines? Or is the query an opportunity to withstand the phallocentric binary and make allowance the ambiguities and complexities of wish - subjectivity and sexuality - to form the readings of paintings that consistently displace the current gender demarcations?

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