Gay Signatures - Gay and Lesbian Theory, Fiction and Film in France, 1945-1995

This interdisciplinary book responds to the explosion of gay and lesbian creativity on modern-day France. Rather than attempting to formalize a specifically ''gay'' or ''lesbian'' style or identity, the authors seek to open up new ''homotextualities,'' understood here as ongoing constructions and deconstructions of both homosexuality and its environments. They investigate the work of (among others) Violette Leduc, Tony Duvert, Renaud Camus, and Guy Hocquenghem; the cinema of Josiane Balasko and Cyril Collard; the theoretical writings of Leo Bersani, Luce Irigaray, and Monique Wittig. Employing a range of methods, authors re-evaluate and contest both the literary and theoretical canon and establish new convergences between French and Gay Studies - in particular, queer theory. This book provides the first proper assessment of the usefulness of this approach when dealing with a literary and cultural tradition notoriously discreet about the very concept of a gay writer.>

A propos de l'auteur

James S. Williams is Professor of Modern French Literature and Film at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.James S. Williams is Professor of Modern French Literature and Film at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Owen Heathcote, Alex Hughes, James S Williams
• Collaboration: Owen Heathcote (Editeur), Heathcote Owen (Editeur), Alex Hughes (Editeur), James S. Williams (Editeur), Williams James S. (Editeur)
• Edition: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9781859739877
• ISBN: 978-1-85973-987-7
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Thèmes: French Studies (Paperback); Berg French Studies Series; Berg French Studies; French Studies (Paperback)
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), LGBTQ+ Studies / topics