Frank French feminisms sex, sexuality and the body in the work of Ernaux, Huston and Arcan / Polly Galis.
| Author/creator | Galis, Polly, 1991- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2023] |
| Description | vi, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in contemporary women's writing, 2235-4123 ; vol. 12 |
| Contents | Nuanced alternatives to dominant sexual discourses. Sexual, textual encounters in Ernaux's Ce qu'ils disent ou rien, Mémoire de fille and L'Usage de la photo -- 'Good sex, bad sex' in Huston's Mosaïque de la pornographie and Infrarouge -- Hyper-conformity as counter-narrative in Arcan's Folle and A Ciel ouvert -- Gender difference, friend and foe. Class and gender (r)evolution: from Les Armoires vides, La Femme gelée and L'Evènement, to Ernaux's erotic triptych -- Gender theory and exceptions in Huston's fiction and non-fiction -- The feminine condition and abjection in Arcan's Putain and Burqa de chair -- Corps and corpus. Cutting truths in Ernaux's reflexive journals -- Mus(e)ing, musical and magical bodies in Huston's Poser nue and Instruments de ténèbres -- Arcan's body image and legacy: (dis)empowerment on-screen and in-print.<br> |
| Abstract | "This book is the first comparative study of the work of Francophone authors Annie Ernaux (France), Nancy Huston (Alberta and France) and Nelly Arcan (Quebec) and explores their representation of sex, sexuality and the body from a feminist perspective. In particular, this study examines their narrative treatment of dominant sexual discourses, sexual difference and diverse feminine bodily experience. In so doing, this book reveals these writers' distinctive contribution to contemporary women's writing in French and different feminisms, which takes the form of a unique, 'frank' French feminism. This frank French feminist approach, this book shows, is concerned with tackling gender inequality, sexism and misogyny, but also recognises the difficulties involved in feminist action, and acknowledges that adherence to allegedly oppressive gender stereotypes can actually prove enjoyable and empowering for women. This book examines the authors' earliest to latest publications and a broad range of genres and media, including fictional and autofictional novels, autobiographies, critical essays, photo-texts, diaries, journals, illustrated oeuvres, media addresses and newspaper articles. This book project was the Winner of the 2021 Peter Lang Young Scholars Competition in Contemporary Women's Writing in French"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022050576 |
| ISBN | 9781800792418 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |