A Cultural Biography of Virago Press: Feminist Politics and Publishing Networks 1973-1999

本文创作了一部具有开创性的女权主义出版社1973年至1999年的文化传记。它分析了维拉戈出版决定的决定因素，调查了他们的人际关系网络以及对女权主义思想的形成和传播的贡献。我有三个主要的研究问题：Virago如何培养出一个与二十世纪末女性主义相互影响的出版网络？对Virago网络实践的理解如何影响对她们出版的文学体裁的分析？Virago如何通过她们的网络和出版物选择传播女权主义思想？该项目的时间线分为三个阶段：1973-1982,1982-1994和1994-1999。第一期仔细研究了Virago网络背后的方法和动机，并开始审查最初出版的有限图书。第二阶段分析了维拉戈对文学市场和女权主义辩论的影响，因为它们的影响越来越明显；这一时期将为文学和体裁分析提供一系列来源。第三期考察了Virago不断变化的政治，并询问Virago是否可以在出版集团的所有权下继续作为女权主义者。我的方法论关注的是，在这一时期，Virago如何影响了前紧急的、紧急的和占主导地位的话语。

This thesis creates a cultural biography of seminal feminist publishing house Virago from 1973-1999. It analyses the determinants of Virago's publishing decisions, investigating both their network of personal relationships and contribution to the formation and dissemination of feminist thinking. I have three primary research questions:How did Virago cultivate a publishing network that interacted with late twentieth-century feminisms?How can an understanding of Virago's networking practices affect an analysis of the literary genres thatthey published?How did Virago disseminate feminist thinking through their network and publication choices?The project takes shape by dividing its timeline into three periods: 1973-1982, 1982-1994 and 1994-1999. Period one scrutinizes the methods and motivations behind Virago's networking and begins examining the limited titles initially published. Period two analyses Virago's effect on the literary marketplace and feminist debate as their influence becomes increasingly apparent; this period will provide a range of sources for literary and genre analysis. Period three inspects Virago's changing politics and asks whether Virago can continue as feminist under the ownership of a publishing conglomerate. My methodological concerns address how Virago affected the pre-emergent, emergent and dominant discourses during this period.