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Awangardowe wyzwania teorii feministycznych
Avant-garde Challenges of Feminist Theories

Author(s): Katarzyna Szopa
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: avant-garde; écriture féminine; feminist theories; French Feminism

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the question of political implications of French feminist theories,also known as feminist avant-garde. Referring to the strategic re-reading of the conceptFrench Feminism by Christine Delphy, it is argued that such projects as écriture féminine havebeen appropriated by postmodern Anglo-American critique, which tends to fetishizethe strategies of displacement and aestheticization of the political field. The aim of thearticle is to examine whether contemporary feminist theories can take up the challenge ofFrench feminist avant-garde by going back to its political roots.

  • Issue Year: 61/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 23-35
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish