French Feminisms 1975 and After

Atack, Margaret; Fell, Alison S.; Holmes, Diana; Long, Imogen

Abstract

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, Hélène 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’entêtent, 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 Hélène Cixous, followed by essays on Nina Bouraoui, Michèle 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.

Citation

Atack, M., Fell, A. S., Holmes, D., & Long, I. (2017). M. Atack, A. S. Fell, D. Holmes, & I. Long (Eds.), French Feminisms 1975 and After. Oxford, Berne: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b13051

• Book Type: Monograph
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Dec 15, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jan 24, 2018
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 1-255
• Series Title: Modern French Identities
• Series Number: 127
• Series ISSN: 1422-9005
• Book Title: French Feminisms 1975 and After: New Readings, New Texts
• Chapter Number: -
• ISBN: 9781787078932; 9781788741385; 9781788741392; 9783034322096
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3726/b13051
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/554564