{"product_id":"this-sex-which-is-not-one-paperback","title":"This Sex Which Is Not One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuce Irigaray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCatherine Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The publication of these two translations is an event to be celebrated by feminists of all persuasions.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e― Women's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Sex Which Is Not One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Luce Irigaray elaborates on some of the major themes of \u003ci\u003eSpeculum of the Other Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, her landmark work on the status of woman in Western philosophical discourse and in psychoanalytic theory, In eleven acute and widely ranging essays, Irigaray reconsiders the question of female sexuality in a variety of contexts that are relevant to current discussion of feminist theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the topics she treats are the implications of the thought of Freud and Lacan for understanding womanhood and articulating a feminine discourse; classic views on the significance of the difference between male and female sex organs; and the experience of erotic pleasure in men and in women. She also takes up explicitly the question of economic exploitation of women; in an astute reading of Marx she shows that the subjection of woman has been institutionalized by her reduction to an object of economic exchange. Throughout Irigaray seeks to dispute and displace male-centered structures of language and thought through a challenging writing practice that takes a first step toward a woman's discourse, a discourse that would put an end to Western culture's enduring phallocentrism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking more direct and accessible the subversive challenge of \u003ci\u003eSpeculum of the Other Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume--skillfully translated by Catherine Porter (with Carolyn Burke)--will be essential reading for anyone seriously concerned with contemporary feminist issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuce Irigaray, a trained, psychoanalyst, has two doctorates, one in linguistics and one in philosophy. Her books include \u003ci\u003eSpeculum of the Other, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Sex Which is Not One, and Ethics of Sexual Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Cornell University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.03 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131406749831,"sku":"9780801493317","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/47d707fcf2e3ab9537797aec1b147236.webp?v=1732618704","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/this-sex-which-is-not-one-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}