The Body in French Queer Thought from Wittig to Preciado: Queer
Permeability identifies a common concern in French queer works for
the materiality of the body, arguing for a return to the body as
fundamental to queer thought and politics, from HIV onwards. The
emergence of queer theory in France offers an opportunity to
re-evaluate the state of queer thought more widely: what matters to
queer theory today? The energy of queer thinking in France -
grounded in activist groups and galvanised by recent hostility
towards same-sex marriage and gay parenting - has reignited queer
debates. Examining Paul B. Preciado's experimentation with theory
and pharmaceutical testosterone; Monique Wittig's exploration of
the body through radically innovative language; and, finally, the
surgical performances of French artist ORLAN's 'Art Charnel', this
book asks how we are able to account for the material body in
philosophy, literature, and visual image. This is an important work
for academics and students in French studies, in Anglophone queer
studies, gender and sexuality studies and transgender studies, and
will have significant interest for specialists of cultural
translation and visual art and culture.
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