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

本论文创作了一部关于女权主义先驱出版社Virago从1973年到1999年的文化传记。它分析了Virago出版决策的决定因素，调查了他们的个人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是如何建立一个与20世纪后期女权主义互动的出版网络的？对Virago的网络实践的理解如何影响对他们出版的文学类型的分析？Virago是如何通过他们的网络和出版物选择传播女权主义思想的？该项目将其时间轴分为三个时期：1973-1982年、1982-1994年和1994-1999年。第一阶段审查Virago网络背后的方法和动机，并开始审查最初出版的有限标题。第二阶段分析了Virago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;这一阶段将为文学和体裁分析提供一系列来源。第三阶段考察了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Virago如何影响这一时期的前涌现，涌现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.