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These political, philosophical, and literary essays mark the first collection of theoretical writing from the acclaimed novelist and French feminist writer Monique Wittig. “Among the most provocative and compelling feminist political visions since The Second Sex. These essays represent the radical extension of de Beauvoir’s theory, its unexpected lesbian future. Wittig’s theoretical insights are both precise and far-reaching, and her theoretical style is bold, incisive, even shattering.”—Judith Butler, Johns Hopkins University
About the Author:
Monique Wittig (1935-2003) was a French-born feminist theorist and the author of L’Opoponax and Les Guérillères. Her writing focused on the performativity of gender, sexuality, and lesbian feminism. She moved to Paris in the 1950s, where she studied at the Sorbonne. Throughout the early ’70s, Wittig was a central figure in the radical lesbian and feminist movements in France. Wittig’s sudden death in January 2003 cut short the career of an incredibly creative writer, philosopher, and activist whose work will continue to influence all who oppose “the straight mind” in its myriad manifestations.
The Straight Mind by Monique Wittig Reviews:
“Wittig ( The Lesbian Body ) is a key figure in French feminism, perhaps the foremost theorist of a profoundly radical lesbianism. Half of the nine essays in this brief collection deal directly with the politics of gender, a battlefield on which Wittig has staked out a nearly unique position: ‘There is no sex. There is but sex that is oppressed and sex that oppresses.’…As a result, these ostensibly literary essays offer the most cogent statement of her political beliefs and, consequently, the most satisfying reading.”—Publishers Weekly
“At last it will be possible to have easy access to these provocative and important essays.”—Elaine Marks, University of Wisconsin, editor of New French Feminisms
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