French Feminism Reader

French Feminism Reader

Kelly Oliver (Editor), Simone De Beauvoir (Contribution by), Michele Le Doeuff (Contribution by)
$55.00
Publication Date: April 26th, 2000
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
9780847697670
Pages:
328
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Description

French Feminism Reader is a collection of essays representing the authors and issues from French theory most influential in the American context. The book is designed for use in courses, and it includes illuminating introductions to the work of each author. These introductions include biographical information, influences and intellectual context, major themes in the author's work as a whole, and specific introductions to the selections in this volume. This collection includes selections by Simone de Beauvoir, Christine Delphy, Colette Guilluamin, Monique Wittig, Michele Le Doeuff, Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, and Helene Cixious.

About the Author

Kelly Oliver is associate professor of philosophy and women's studies at SUNY, Stony Brook. She is the author of Subjectivity Without Subjects: From Abject Fathers to Desiring Mothers (1998), Family Values: Subjects Between Nature and Culture (1997), and Womanizing Nietzsche: Philosophy's Relation to "the Feminine" (1995).