The Becoming of the Body : : Contemporary Women's Writing in French / / Amaleena Damlé.

A critical investigation of contemporary statements of the female body in French literature and philosophyFollowing a long tradition of objectification, 20th-century French feminism often sought to liberate the female body from the confines of patriarchal logos and to inscribe its rhythms in writing...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction: Contemporary Women's Writing in French -- 1. The Orchid, the Wasp and the Text: Encountering Bodily Becoming through Deleuze and Feminism -- 2. Making a Body without Organs: Amélie Nothomb's An-Organic Flux of Immanence -- 3. Becoming Otherwise: The Transformative Encounter in Ananda Devi's Writing -- 4. The Flux and Folds of Consciousness: Marie Darrieussecq's Literature of Simulation and Dispersal -- 5. Nomadic Vitalities: Becoming Beyond Boundaries in Nina Bouraoui's Writing -- Concluding Thoughts -- Works Cited -- Index
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A critical investigation of contemporary statements of the female body in French literature and philosophyFollowing a long tradition of objectification, 20th-century French feminism often sought to liberate the female body from the confines of patriarchal logos and to inscribe its rhythms in writing. Amaleena Damlé addresses questions of bodies, boundaries and philosophical discourses by exploring the intersections between a range of contemporary philosophers and authors on the subject of contemporary female corporeality and transformation.Key FeaturesAnalyses a range of texts by Amélie Nothomb, Ananda Devi, Marie Darrieussecq and Nina BouraouiInvestigates key concepts in the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, contemporary feminism, postfeminism, queer theory and postcolonial studiesOffers a new, rhizomatic approach to the analysis of the female body and transformation in contemporary women's writing in FrenchFind Out MoreRead an interview between Crosscurrents series editor Chris Watkin and Amaleena Damlé about The Becoming of the Body"
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French literature Women authors History and criticism.
Philosophy, French.
Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / General. bisacsh
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Series Editor's Preface --
Introduction: Contemporary Women's Writing in French --
1. The Orchid, the Wasp and the Text: Encountering Bodily Becoming through Deleuze and Feminism --
2. Making a Body without Organs: Amélie Nothomb's An-Organic Flux of Immanence --
3. Becoming Otherwise: The Transformative Encounter in Ananda Devi's Writing --
4. The Flux and Folds of Consciousness: Marie Darrieussecq's Literature of Simulation and Dispersal --
5. Nomadic Vitalities: Becoming Beyond Boundaries in Nina Bouraoui's Writing --
Concluding Thoughts --
Works Cited --
Index
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Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Series Editor's Preface --
Introduction: Contemporary Women's Writing in French --
1. The Orchid, the Wasp and the Text: Encountering Bodily Becoming through Deleuze and Feminism --
2. Making a Body without Organs: Amélie Nothomb's An-Organic Flux of Immanence --
3. Becoming Otherwise: The Transformative Encounter in Ananda Devi's Writing --
4. The Flux and Folds of Consciousness: Marie Darrieussecq's Literature of Simulation and Dispersal --
5. Nomadic Vitalities: Becoming Beyond Boundaries in Nina Bouraoui's Writing --
Concluding Thoughts --
Works Cited --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Series Editor's Preface --
Introduction: Contemporary Women's Writing in French --
1. The Orchid, the Wasp and the Text: Encountering Bodily Becoming through Deleuze and Feminism --
2. Making a Body without Organs: Amélie Nothomb's An-Organic Flux of Immanence --
3. Becoming Otherwise: The Transformative Encounter in Ananda Devi's Writing --
4. The Flux and Folds of Consciousness: Marie Darrieussecq's Literature of Simulation and Dispersal --
5. Nomadic Vitalities: Becoming Beyond Boundaries in Nina Bouraoui's Writing --
Concluding Thoughts --
Works Cited --
Index
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