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Beyond French Feminisms

Debates on Women, Culture and Politics in France 1980-2001

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  1. Roger Célestin
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  2. Eliane DalMolin
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  3. Isabelle Courtivron
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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Roger Célestin, Eliane DalMolin, Isabelle de Courtivron
      Pages 1-14

  3. Politics and Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. The Turning Point of Feminism

      • Sylviane Agacinski
      Pages 17-22

    3. Symbolic Violence

      • Pierre Bourdieu
      Pages 23-26

    4. The Politics of PaCS in a Transatlantic Mirror

      • Eric Fassin
      Pages 27-38

    5. Women’s History after the Law on Parity

      • Christine Fauré
      Pages 39-49

    6. Exclusive Democracy

      • Geneviève Fraisse
      Pages 51-59

    7. The Headscarf and the Republic

      • Françoise Gaspard, Farhad Khosrokhavar
      Pages 61-67

    8. The Feminization of Professional Names

      • Benoîte Groult
      Pages 69-75

    9. The Politics of Reproduction

      • Jeanine Mossuz-Lavau
      Pages 77-86

    10. Sexualities on Parade

      • Véronique Nahoum-Grappe
      Pages 87-91

    11. Chiennes de garde of the World, Unite!

      • Roger Célestin, Eliane DalMolin, Isabelle de Courtivron
      Pages 93-95

    12. New Gendered Mosaics

      • Mireille Rosello
      Pages 97-112

    13. Parité in Politics

      • Mariette Sineau
      Pages 113-126

  4. Arts and Literature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Francophone Women Writers in France in the Nineties

      • Odile Cazenave
      Pages 129-142

    3. Body as Subject

      • Whitney Chadwick
      Pages 143-153

    4. Unmasked!

      • Hélène Cixous
      Pages 155-160

    5. The Nieces of Marguerite

      • Catherine Cusset
      Pages 161-175
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About this book

This volume, a collection of essays by a number of high-profile personalities working in philosophy, literature, sociology, cinema, theatre, journalism, and politics, covers a number a of recent and crucial developments in the field of French Feminisms that have made a reassessment necessary. Beyond French Feminisms proposes to answer the question: what is new in French Feminism at the beginning of the twenty-first century? The essays reflect the shift from the theoretical and philosophical approaches that characterized feminism twenty years ago, to the more social and political questions of today. Topics include: the 'parité' and PACS debates, the France-USA dialogue, the 'multicultural' issues, and the new trends in literature and film by women.

Reviews

"...drawing upon politics, society, and the arts, this book skillfully traces the progress made by women in France and points the way to further advances in the 21st century. An indispensable reference work for Women's Studies programs, this informative volume also addresses the interested non-specialists." - Michèle Sarde, Georgetown University

About the authors

ROGER CÉLESTIN is Associate Professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut, and co-chair of French studies. He is the author of From Cannibals to Radicals: Figures and Limits of Exoticism (University of Minnesota Press, 1996).

ELIANE DALMOLIN is Associate Professor of French and co-chair of French studies at the University of Connecticut. Her book Cutting the Body is forthcoming with University Press of Michigan.

ISABELLE DE COURTIVRON is Professor of French studies at MIT. She has written books on Violette Leduc and Clara Malraux, and is co-editor of New French Feminisms and Significant Others: Creativity and Intimate Partnership.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beyond French Feminisms

  • Book Subtitle: Debates on Women, Culture and Politics in France 1980-2001

  • Editors: Roger Célestin, Eliane DalMolin, Isabelle Courtivron

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-09514-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-24040-0Published: 02 May 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-09514-5Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 311

  • Topics: Gender Studies, Literature, general, Feminism

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