Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, language: English, abstract: In the year 1975 the French feminist author Helene Cixous published an essay called "The Laugh of the Medusa." In it, she develops an entirely new theoretical Concept with the aim of giving rise to feminist voice.
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Apart from that, we try to show whether features of Ecriture Feminine are evident in the "The Laugh of the Medusa." Moreover, a different viewpoint on Cixous\'s theory is shown in the chapter "Criticism" in which arguments for and against her theory are shown.
Since the female body is considered a key for women to resist masculinist thinking and, hence, the systematic repression of women.
This excursion is highly interesting as it is crucial for the understanding of her concept.
In the second part, we deal with the question of what is actually meant by "women\'s writing." Furthermore, we will analyze which role the female body and sexuality plays in this context.
Logocentrism can be seen as a pillar of the theory of phallocentrism and therefore it deserves to be mentioned at this point.
For a better understanding of this term, the Concept of logocentrism is also explained, as well.
Primary attention is paid to the theory of phallocentrism, which can be seen as one of the main reasons for Cixous\'s writings.
Specifically speaking, Freud\'s statements on the penis envy theory.
Closely related to that is the authors skepticism towards Sigmund Freud\'s language philosophy.
In this context, an elaboration on poststructuralism, the philosophical current Cixous belonged to, follows.
In the first part, a brief description of Cixous\'s intellectual milieu is given in order to show the actual reason that led her to come up with a new notion of liberating women from patriarchy.
The central ideas of Ecriture Feminine, literally "women\'s writing," are going to be presented in this paper.
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, language: English, abstract: In the year 1975 the French feminist author Helene Cixous published an essay called "The Laugh of the Medusa." In it, she develops an entirely new theoretical Concept with the aim of giving rise to feminist voice
