The Becoming of the Body
Contemporary Women's Writing in French
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:9th Apr '14
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Following a long tradition of objectification, 20th-century French feminism often sought to liberate the female body from the confines of patriarchal logos and to inscribe its rhythms in writing. Amaleena Damlé addresses questions of bodies, boundaries and philosophical discourses by exploring the intersections between a range of contemporary philosophers and authors on the subject of contemporary female corporeality and transformation.
In this bold and challenging study, Amaleena Damlé brilliantly engages with both literature and philosophy as they attempt to address the vexed question of human embodiment. Reading contemporary writing by women alongside works by Gilles Deleuze proves to be both theoretically bracing and politically enlightening. This book deserves to be widely read. * Colin Davis, Royal Holloway, University of London *
ISBN: 9780748668212
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 472g
224 pages