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This Sex Which Is Not One

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Description for This Sex Which Is Not One Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Burke, Carolyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.

"The publication of these two translations is an event to be celebrated by feminists of all persuasions."
― Women's Review of Books

In This Sex Which Is Not One, Luce Irigaray elaborates on some of the major themes of Speculum of the Other Woman, her landmark work on the status of woman in Western philosophical discourse and in psychoanalytic theory, In eleven acute and widely ranging essays, Irigaray reconsiders the question of female sexuality in a variety of contexts that are relevant to current discussion of feminist theory and practice.

Among the topics she treats are the implications of the ... Read more

Making more direct and accessible the subversive challenge of Speculum of the Other Woman, this volume—skillfully translated by Catherine Porter (with Carolyn Burke)—will be essential reading for anyone seriously concerned with contemporary feminist issues.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801493317
SKU
9780801493317
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About Luce Irigaray
Luce Irigaray, a trained, psychoanalyst, has two doctorates, one in linguistics and one in philosophy. Her books include Speculum of the Other, This Sex Which is Not One, and Ethics of Sexual Difference, all published by Cornell University Press.

Reviews for This Sex Which Is Not One
Psychoanalyst and philosopher by profession, feminist by choice, and radical by nature, Irigaray is one of the most important women writers of contemporary France, with an armful of books since the early seventies, two of them now translated into English.
The Antioch Review
This Sex is complex, readable, and worth the effort it takes to make it part ... Read more

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