Name: The Straight Mind and Other Essays
Rating: 3.416666666666667 (6 reviews)

Monique Wittig

A collection of essays by Monique Wittig, described as one of the most important and influential contemporary French feminist writers. Covering feminist theory, politics, language and literature, Wittig argues that the category of sex is itself a political one and that heterosexuality is a trap.

The Straight Mind and Other Essays

Presents a collection of nine political and philosophical essays by the controversial feminist theorist and founder of the modern French women's movement

french materialist feminists are so ambitious about destroying the oppressive regime of gender i wish they were real

serafin

french materialist feminists are so ambitious about destroying the oppressive regime of gender i wish they were real

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Kendall McClain

Interesting and insightful, although a few essays were slightly lacking!

tina

supongo que para la época las reflexiones que hace son novedosas e interesantes, en cambio habiendo leído muchas otras autoras de estudios del género anteriores y posteriores a ésta siento que no dice ninguna novedad, salvo tal vez algún matiz sobre la mujer y el lesbianismo (again, olvidandose siempre de las mujeres bisexuales).
no estoy de acuerdo con algunas cosas que dice y no es muy acertado relacionar el sistema de sexos con la esclavitud negra y utilizando la n palabra a sus anchas.

The Straight Mind and Other Essays

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