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The aim is to evaluate Drucilla Cornell’s redefinition of the imaginary and its implications for feminist thought.

February 6, 2026

The Aspirational “We”

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The aim is to evaluate Drucilla Cornell’s redefinition of the imaginary and its implications for feminist thought.
Analysis of Drucilla Cornell’s theoretical framework regarding the imaginary.
Comparison with Lacan’s version of the imaginary.
Exploration of the social dimensions of bodily autonomy.
Cornell’s reformulation expands the understanding of the imaginary beyond personal freedom.
It positions the imaginary as crucial for political discourse within feminist analysis.
The implications suggest a need for broader application in contemporary feminist theory.

Resumen

Drucilla Cornell’s early work established the imaginary as a right and freedom, useful for feminist analysis. Drawing on Lacan's version of the imaginary, but elaborating her own, the domain becomes a social phenomenon, not only a way of imagining bodily autonomy, but an indispensable element for any such imagining. This essay assesses Cornell’s innovative reformulation of the imaginary and suggests that it has further political implications than those that Cornell pursued in her early work.

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