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'''The Straight Mind and Other Essays''' is a (1992) collection of essays by [[Monique Wittig]].
'''''The Straight Mind and Other Essays''''' is a 1992 collection of essays by [[Monique Wittig]].


It was translated into French as ''La Pensée straight'' in 2001.<ref>Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', ''Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism'', [[GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies]], special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 424</ref>
The collection was translated into French as ''La pensée straight'' in 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Epps |first=Brad |last2=Katz |first2=Jonathan |date=2007-10-01 |title=Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique |url=https://read.dukeupress.edu/glq/article/13/4/423/34559/MONIQUE-WITTIG-S-MATERIALIST-UTOPIA-AND-RADICAL |journal=GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies |language=en |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=423–454 |doi=10.1215/10642684-2007-001 |issn=1064-2684}}</ref> The title essay, "The Straight Mind", was delivered to the Modern Language Association annual convention in 1978.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wittig |first1=Monique |title=La pensée straight |trans-title=The Straight Mind |journal=Questions Féministes |number=7 |date=February 1980 |at=fn 9, p.52 |jstor=40619186}}</ref>


==Summary==
==Summary==
Wittig delivered the titular essay in April of 1979 at Barnard College's The Scholar and the Feminist Conference, The Future of Difference, as the morning keynote.<ref>The Scholar and The Feminist Online http://sfonline.barnard.edu/sfxxx/sf06.htm, lois a. west, “French Feminist Theorists & Psychoanalytic Theory,” Off Our Backs 9, no. 7 (July 1, 1979): 4–23, doi:10.2307/25773119.</ref>. The essay appeared in French in ''Question Feministe'', where the editorial collective, which included Wittig, splintered over "the lesbian question" leading to a dissolution of the collective and and end to the publication.<ref>Namascar Shaktini, ed. On Monique Wittig: Theoretical, Political, And Literary Essays (University of Illinois Press, 2005), 9.</ref> It also appeared in English in ''Feminist Issues''<ref> "The Straight Mind.' Feminist Issues 1. no. 1 (Summer 1980): 108-111.</ref>
In April 1979, Wittig delivered her essay, "The Straight Mind", as the morning keynote address at [[Barnard College]]'s event, "The Scholar and the Feminist Conference, The Future of Difference".<ref>{{Cite journal|jstor=25773119|title=French Feminist Theorists & Psychoanalytic Theory|last1=West|first1=Lois A.|journal=Off Our Backs|year=1979|volume=9|issue=7|pages=4–23}}</ref> The essay appeared in French in ''[[Questions féministes]]'', where the editorial collective, which included Wittig, splintered over "the lesbian question" leading to a dissolution of the collective and end to the publication.<ref>Shaktini, Namascar, ed. ''On Monique Wittig: Theoretical, Political, And Literary Essays'' (University of Illinois Press, 2005). {{ISBN|9780252029844}}. page 9.</ref> It also appeared in English in ''Feminist Issues''.<ref>"The Straight Mind.' Feminist Issues 1. no. 1 (Summer 1980): 108-111.</ref>


"One Is Not Born a Woman," delivered in September of 1979 at the 30th Anniversary Conference of the Second Sex held at New York University, takes up the outcomes of [[Simone de Beauvoir]]'s feminist political visions for lesbians.<ref>Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', ''Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism'', [[GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies]], special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 438</ref> Wittig writes, 'Lesbians are not women', under the assumption that the term 'woman' is defined by men.<ref>Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', ''Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism'', [[GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies]], special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 425</ref> Moreover, she compares lesbians to fugitive slaves.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DA1731F931A25752C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22The+Straight+Mind%22&st=nyt Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies, by Douglas Martin, January 12, 2003, New York Times]</ref>
"One Is Not Born a Woman", delivered in September 1979 at the "30th Anniversary Conference of the Second Sex" held at [[New York University]], takes up the outcomes of [[Simone de Beauvoir]]'s feminist political visions for lesbians.<ref name=":0" /> Wittig writes "Lesbians Are Not Women" under the assumption that the term "woman" is defined by men.<ref name=":0" /> Moreover, she compares lesbians to fugitive slaves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Douglas |date=2003-01-12 |title=Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/nyregion/monique-wittig-67-feminist-writer-dies.html}}</ref>


"The Trojan Horse" explains her theory of literature as a "war machine",<ref name=":0" /> echoing [[Gilles Deleuze]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jardine |first=Alice |date=2007-10-01 |title=Thinking Wittig's Differences |url=https://read.dukeupress.edu/glq/article/13/4/455/34560/THINKING-WITTIG-S-DIFFERENCES-Or-Failing-That |journal=GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies |language=en |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=455–466 |doi=10.1215/10642684-2007-002 |issn=1064-2684}}</ref>


"The Trojan Horse," explains her theory of literature as a "war machine",<ref>Brad Epps and Jonathan Katz, 'Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique', ''Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism'', [[GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies]], special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 442</ref> echoing [[Gilles Deleuze]].<ref>Alice Jardine, 'Thinking Wittig's Differences; "Or, Failing That, Invent"', ''Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism'', [[GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies]], special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 459</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:21, 12 December 2024

The Straight Mind and Other Essays
Cover of the first edition
AuthorMonique Wittig
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBeacon Press
Publication date
1992
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

The Straight Mind and Other Essays is a 1992 collection of essays by Monique Wittig.

The collection was translated into French as La pensée straight in 2001.[1] The title essay, "The Straight Mind", was delivered to the Modern Language Association annual convention in 1978.[2]

Summary

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In April 1979, Wittig delivered her essay, "The Straight Mind", as the morning keynote address at Barnard College's event, "The Scholar and the Feminist Conference, The Future of Difference".[3] The essay appeared in French in Questions féministes, where the editorial collective, which included Wittig, splintered over "the lesbian question" leading to a dissolution of the collective and end to the publication.[4] It also appeared in English in Feminist Issues.[5]

"One Is Not Born a Woman", delivered in September 1979 at the "30th Anniversary Conference of the Second Sex" held at New York University, takes up the outcomes of Simone de Beauvoir's feminist political visions for lesbians.[1] Wittig writes "Lesbians Are Not Women" under the assumption that the term "woman" is defined by men.[1] Moreover, she compares lesbians to fugitive slaves.[6]

"The Trojan Horse" explains her theory of literature as a "war machine",[1] echoing Gilles Deleuze.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Epps, Brad; Katz, Jonathan (October 1, 2007). "Monique Wittig's Materialist Utopia and Radical Critique". GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. 13 (4): 423–454. doi:10.1215/10642684-2007-001. ISSN 1064-2684.
  2. ^ Wittig, Monique (February 1980). "La pensée straight" [The Straight Mind]. Questions Féministes (7). fn 9, p.52. JSTOR 40619186.
  3. ^ West, Lois A. (1979). "French Feminist Theorists & Psychoanalytic Theory". Off Our Backs. 9 (7): 4–23. JSTOR 25773119.
  4. ^ Shaktini, Namascar, ed. On Monique Wittig: Theoretical, Political, And Literary Essays (University of Illinois Press, 2005). ISBN 9780252029844. page 9.
  5. ^ "The Straight Mind.' Feminist Issues 1. no. 1 (Summer 1980): 108-111.
  6. ^ Martin, Douglas (January 12, 2003). "Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies".
  7. ^ Jardine, Alice (October 1, 2007). "Thinking Wittig's Differences". GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. 13 (4): 455–466. doi:10.1215/10642684-2007-002. ISSN 1064-2684.


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