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Gay Signatures: Gay and Lesbian Theory, Fiction and Film in France, 1945-1995
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Gay Signatures: Gay and Lesbian Theory, Fiction and Film in France, 1945-1995
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Owen Heathcote
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Edited by Alex Hughes
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Edited by James S. Williams
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Edited by James S. Williams
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Series | Berg French Studies Series |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781859739877
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Classifications | Dewey:306.7660944 |
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Illustrations |
bibliography, index
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Berg Publishers
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Publication Date |
1 April 1998 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This interdisciplinary book responds to the explosion of gay and lesbian creativity on modern-day France. Rather than attempting to formalize a specifically 'gay' or 'lesbian' style or identity, the authors seek to open up new 'homotextualities,' understood here as ongoing constructions and deconstructions of both homosexuality and its environments. They investigate the work of (among others) Violette Leduc, Tony Duvert, Renaud Camus, and Guy Hocquenghem; the cinema of Josiane Balasko and Cyril Collard; the theoretical writings of Leo Bersani, Luce Irigaray, and Monique Wittig. Employing a range of methods, authors re-evaluate and contest both the literary and theoretical canon and establish new convergences between French and Gay Studies - in particular, queer theory. This book provides the first proper assessment of the usefulness of this approach when dealing with a literary and cultural tradition notoriously discreet about the very concept of a gay writer.
Author Biography
Owen Heathcote Dept of Modern Languages,University of Bradford Alex Hughes Professor in French Studies, University of Birmingham James S. Williams Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature, University of Kent
Reviews'Original, cogently argued, and well researched.' MLR 'A very welcome collection.' FS (French Studies?) 'A consistently challenging, accessible, and amply documented set of essays which avoid the naivetes of earlier criticism.' Forum for Modern Language Studies 'The individual chapters offer thoughtful, well-argued insights into gay literature in contemporary France.' Th Lesbian Review of Books '...all the contributors...write sharply, deploying contemporary theory with a command that makes their work pleasurable as well as intellectually rigorous reading.' Film and Theory Review
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