Hélène Cixous and the Idea of Écriture Féminine

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Hélène Cixous and the Idea of Écriture Féminine Hélène Cixous and the Idea of Écriture Féminine Hélène Cixous is a major figure in feminist theory, literary criticism, and philosophy. Her idea of écriture féminine, which means “feminine writing,” is one of the most influential and also most debated ...

Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”

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Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” Laura Mulvey’s essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” first published in 1975, is one of the most important works in feminist film theory. In this essay, Mulvey examines how mainstream ...

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet

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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet is one of the most influential works in queer theory and literary criticism. In this book, Sedgwick examines how modern Western culture understands...

Jacques Derrida’s “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”

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Jacques Derrida’s “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences” Jacques Derrida’s “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences” In “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences,” Jacques Derrida challenges the basic assumptions that have gui...

Summary of Stuart Hall’s “The Emergence of Cultural Studies and the Crisis of the Humanities”

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Stuart Hall’s “The Emergence of Cultural Studies and the Crisis of the Humanities” Summary of Stuart Hall’s “The Emergence of Cultural Studies and the Crisis of the Humanities” In “The Emergence of Cultural Studies and the Crisis of the Humanities,” Stuart Hall explains why cultural studies came int...