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There Are Two Sexes: Essays in Feminology
Antoinette Fouque
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Hardback. Editor(s): Boissonnas, Sylvina. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFSJ1; JMAF; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Antoinette Fouque cofounded the Mouvement de Liberation des Femmes (MLF) in France in 1968 and spearheaded its celebrated Psychanalyse et Politique, a research group that informed the cultural and intellectual heart of French feminism. Rather than reject Freud's discoveries on the pretext of their phallocentrism, Fouque sought to enrich his thought by more clearly defining the difference between the sexes and affirming the existence of a female libido. By recognizing women's contribution to humanity, Fouque hoped "uterus envy," which she saw as the mainspring of misogyny, could finally give way to gratitude and by associating procreation with women's liberation she ... Read more
Antoinette Fouque cofounded the Mouvement de Liberation des Femmes (MLF) in France in 1968 and spearheaded its celebrated Psychanalyse et Politique, a research group that informed the cultural and intellectual heart of French feminism. Rather than reject Freud's discoveries on the pretext of their phallocentrism, Fouque sought to enrich his thought by more clearly defining the difference between the sexes and affirming the existence of a female libido. By recognizing women's contribution to humanity, Fouque hoped "uterus envy," which she saw as the mainspring of misogyny, could finally give way to gratitude and by associating procreation with women's liberation she ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231169868
SKU
V9780231169868
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About Antoinette Fouque
Antoinette Fouque (1936-2014) was a psychoanalyst and director of research at the Universite de Paris VIII. She authored a number of books, including Gravidanza, Qui etes-vous, Antoinette Fouque? and Genesique. Sylvina Boissonnas is an activist in the Women's Liberation Movement and an architect. She has been involved in the Psychoanalysis and Politics research group since 1970.
Reviews for There Are Two Sexes: Essays in Feminology
This is a strong and powerful collection that repays reading and rereading by anyone interested in the areas of sex, gender, and women.
Owen Heathcote, author of From Bad Boys to New Men? Masculinity, Sexuality, and Violence in the Work of Eric Jourdan Antoinette Fouque played a decisive role in the formation and subsequent history of the women's liberation ... Read more
Owen Heathcote, author of From Bad Boys to New Men? Masculinity, Sexuality, and Violence in the Work of Eric Jourdan Antoinette Fouque played a decisive role in the formation and subsequent history of the women's liberation ... Read more