Writing on the Wall: Selected EssaysIn a varied selection of essays, Duncker takes on the classics of European literature - from the sexual politics of Milton, to an illuminating reading of Tolstoy's War and Peace as historical fiction. she also discusses contemporary women's writing, including Angela Carter's queer gothic, nationalism and Caribbean women's writing and the politics of heterosexuality in the work of Margaret Atwood and Jenny Diski. On a more personal note, the collection closes with examinations of the role of narrative, the problems of writing and the influences that have shaped Patricia Duncher's own work. |
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Page 91
... queer . He knew it was dangerous , and , for him , it mattered . The Marquis de Sade , already imprisoned for sex crimes when he wrote his vast tracts of Queer Gothic , was genuinely gripped by the possibilities of lesbianism and sodomy ...
... queer . He knew it was dangerous , and , for him , it mattered . The Marquis de Sade , already imprisoned for sex crimes when he wrote his vast tracts of Queer Gothic , was genuinely gripped by the possibilities of lesbianism and sodomy ...
Page 99
... queer subjectivity , although male subjectivity presents no problems . She was not interested in doing so . Fair enough . Why should she be interested ? But if your subject is sex and sexuality in all its forms , and if you are anxious ...
... queer subjectivity , although male subjectivity presents no problems . She was not interested in doing so . Fair enough . Why should she be interested ? But if your subject is sex and sexuality in all its forms , and if you are anxious ...
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... queer theory ultimately displaces patriarchal gender hierarchy in favour of heterosexuality as the primary regulatory system . It is vitally important for feminism that we see heterosexual- ity as a gendered hierarchy and not just as a ...
... queer theory ultimately displaces patriarchal gender hierarchy in favour of heterosexuality as the primary regulatory system . It is vitally important for feminism that we see heterosexual- ity as a gendered hierarchy and not just as a ...
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FICTIONS AND HISTORIES | 36 |
HOFFMANNS UNCANNY | 52 |
SEXUALITY AND CONTEMPORARY | 65 |
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