French Feminisms 1975 and After: New Readings, New Texts Contributor(s): Collier, Peter (Editor), Long, Imogen, Fell, Alison S. |
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ISBN: 3034322097 ISBN-13: 9783034322096 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2017 Click for more in this series: Modern French Identities |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 840.992 |
LCCN: 2017007738 |
Series: Modern French Identities |
Physical Information: 268 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume explores contemporary French women's writing through the prism of one of the defining moments of modern feminism: the writings of the 1970s that came to be known as French feminism . With their exhilarating renewal of the rules of fiction, and a sophisticated theoretical approach to gender, representation and textuality, H l ne Cixous and others became internationally recognised for their work, at a time when the women's movement was also a driving force for social change. Taking its cue from Les Femmes s'ent tent, a multi-authored analysis of the situation of women and a celebration of women's creativity, this collection offers new readings of Monique Wittig, Emma Santos and H l ne Cixous, followed by essays on Nina Bouraoui, Mich le Perrein and Ying Chen, Marguerite Duras and Mireille Best, and Valentine Goby. A contextualising introduction establishes the theoretical and cultural framework of the volume with a critical re-evaluation of this key moment in the history of feminist thought and women's writing, pursuing its various legacies and examining the ways theoretical and empirical developments in queer studies, postcolonial studies and postmodernist philosophies have extended, inflected and challenged feminist work. |
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