Hélène Cixous
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Hélène Cixous is a French philosopher and writer whose work has significantly influenced feminist theory and literary criticism since the mid-twentieth century. Her ideas about language, gender, and women's creativity have shaped how scholars understand literature and women's voices in academia and beyond.
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- 1937-06-05
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- 229
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- H´el`ene Cixous Reader
- Volleys of Humanity
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- Rouen, la Trentième nuit de mai' 31
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Hélène Cixous (born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university. Known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as…
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- 1968 - The Global Revolt — Self2018
- The Ladies Almanack — Self2017
- Vincennes, l'université perdue — Self2016
- Jacques Derrida, le courage de la pensée — Self2014
- Les juifs d'Afrique du Nord pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Self2014
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Hélène Cixous (/sɪkˈsuː/ sihk-SOO; French: [siksu]; born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university. Known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as a writer and thinker, she has written more than seventy books dealing with multiple genres: theatre, literary and feminist theory, art criticism, autobiography and poetic fiction.
She first gained attention in 1969 with her first work of fiction, Dedans (Inside), a semi-autobiographical novel which won the Prix Médicis and explored the themes of identity, memory, death and writing. She is perhaps best known for her 1976 article "The Laugh of the Medusa", which established her as one of the early thinkers in post-structural feminism. She has collaborated with several artists and directors, such as Adel Abdessemed, Pierre Alechinsky, Simone Benmussa, Jacques Derrida, Simon Hantaï, Daniel Mesguich and Ariane Mnouchkine. She is considered a strong contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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