The Straight Mind: And Other Essays

by Monique Wittig

Overview

These political, philosophical, and literary essays mark the first collection of theoretical writing from the acclaimed novelist and French feminist writer Monique Wittig.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807079171
Publisher:	Beacon
Publication date:	02/03/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	1,036,039
Product dimensions:	5.54(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Monique Wittig (1935-2003) was a French-born feminist theorist and the author of L'Opoponax and Les Guérillères. Her writing focused on the performativity of gender, sexuality, and lesbian feminism. She studied at the Sorbonne and The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales), and later taught at such institutions as Vassar College and University of California—Berkeley.