Title: Too close for comfort? Feminism, psychology, and the gendering of neoliberal subjectivity

Numerous feminist scholars have argued that women, especially young women, have been constructed as “ideal neoliberal subjects.” Informed by Foucauldian approaches that extend neoliberalism beyond a set of free market principles to a dynamic that creates and shapes new forms of subjectivity, these scholars have demonstrated how young women in a “post-feminist” age are positioned to be consumers, self-helpers, and “empowered” agents par excellence. In this talk, I selectively review the feminist critique of the gendering of neoliberal subjectivity, and ask what role can – and does - feminist psychology play in countering and unsettling this agenda? Drawing on insights from psychosocial studies, intersectionality theory, and critical history, I brainstorm some of the radical possibilities that feminist psychologies can offer under contemporary conditions.