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

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gay Signatures: Gay and Lesbian Theory, Fiction and Film in France, 1945-1995
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Owen Heathcote
Edited by Alex Hughes
Edited by James S. Williams
Edited by James S. Williams
SeriesBerg French Studies Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781859739877
ClassificationsDewey:306.7660944
Audience
General
Illustrations bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 1 April 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Owen Heathcote Dept of Modern Languages,University of Bradford Alex Hughes Professor in French Studies, University of Birmingham James S. Williams Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature, University of Kent

Reviews

'Original, cogently argued, and well researched.' MLR 'A very welcome collection.' FS (French Studies?) 'A consistently challenging, accessible, and amply documented set of essays which avoid the naivetes of earlier criticism.' Forum for Modern Language Studies 'The individual chapters offer thoughtful, well-argued insights into gay literature in contemporary France.' Th Lesbian Review of Books '...all the contributors...write sharply, deploying contemporary theory with a command that makes their work pleasurable as well as intellectually rigorous reading.' Film and Theory Review