Figures of Resistance brings together the unpublished lectures and little-seen essays of internationally renowned theorist Teresa de Lauretis, spanning over twenty years of her finest work. Thirty years after the height of feminist theory, this collection invites us to reflect on the history of feminism and take a hard look at where it stands today. Selected essays include Sexual Indifference and Lesbian Representation,? The Lure of the Mannish Lesbian,? Eccentric Subjects,? Habit Changes,? The Intractability of Desire,? and the unpublished article Figures of Resistance."_x000B__x000B_An introduction from feminist film scholar Patricia White provides an overview of the development of de Lauretiss thought and of feminist_x000B_theory over past decades._x000B_