The Straight Mind and Other EssaysA collection of essays by Monique Wittig, described as one of the most important and influential contemporary French feminist writers. Covering feminist theory, politics, language and literature, Wittig argues that the category of sex is itself a political one and that heterosexuality is a trap. |
Contents
The Category of Sex | 1 |
On the Social Contract | 33 |
Universal or Particular? | 59 |
Copyright | |
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abstract Aristotle become belong biological body category of sex class struggle Colette Guillaumin concepts conflict consciousness constitutes destroy dialectics discourse division Djuna Barnes domination economic English trans exchange of women exist fact female feminine writing feminism Feminist Issues fight French guage Happiness in Slavery heterosexual homosexuality human idea interlocutor Jean Paulhan Ladies Almanack language linguistics literary literature locutor Louise Turcotte male Maria Jolas Mark of Gender Marx and Engels Marxian Marxist masculine masters material materialist metaphysical Monique Wittig myth of woman Nathalie Sarraute natural necessity notion ontological Opoponax opposition oppression person philosophical point of view political category production pronoun Proust relation relationship Rousseau Sande Zeig sexual signified Simone de Beauvoir slavery slaves social contract society speak speech straight mind symbolic theory thought tion transformation Trojan Horse Unconscious universal whole Wittig's women's liberation movement words