The Straight Mind and Other Essays
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| The Straight Mind and Other Essays | |
| Author | Monique Wittig |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Straight Mind and Other Essays |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Essays |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Publication date | 1992 |
The Straight Mind and Other Essays is a (1992) collection of essays by Monique Wittig.
It was translated into French as La Pensée straight in 2001[1].
[edit] Summary
"One Is Not Born a Woman," follows in the wake of Simone de Beauvoir's feminist political visions[2]. Wittig writes, 'Lesbians are not women', under the assumption that the term 'woman' is defined by men[3]. Moreover, she compares lesbian to fugitive slaves[4]
"The Trojan Horse," explains her theory of literature as a "war machine"[5], echoing Gilles Deleuze [6].
[edit] References
- ^ Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 424
- ^ Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 438
- ^ Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 425
- ^ Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies, by Douglas Martin, January 12, 2003, New York Times
- ^ Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 442
- ^ Alice Jardine, 'Thinking Wittig's Differences; "Or, Failing That, Invent"', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 459
