Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing, and Criticism

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Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing, and Criticism is written by Lauren Fournier and published by MIT Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0262362589 (ISBN 10) and 9780262362580 (ISBN 13).

Autotheory--the commingling of theory and philosophy with autobiography--as a mode of critical artistic practice indebted to feminist writing and activism. In the 2010s, the term "autotheory" began to trend in literary spheres, where it was used to describe books in which memoir and autobiography fused with theory and philosophy. In this book, Lauren Fournier extends the meaning of the term, applying it to other disciplines and practices. Fournier provides a long-awaited account of autotheory, situating it as a mode of contemporary, post-1960s artistic practice that is indebted to feminist writing, art, and activism. Investigating a series of works by writers and artists including Chris Kraus and Adrian Piper, she considers the politics, aesthetics, and ethics of autotheory.