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On Kristiva's Feminist Poetics Of "Semiology"

Posted on:2007-07-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X F HuangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360182988353Subject:Literature and art
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Julia. Kristeva is a characteristic Feminist in contemporary France. She studies and solves the theories of Psychoanalysis , Marxism , Structuralism, Semiology , Linguistics , Deconstruction ,etc. So her Feminism criticism demonstrates the distinct inclination combined with Psychoanalysis , Linguistics , Semiology . Kristeva 's poetics theory has great influence on every school of Feminism, and promotes the plural and open development of Feminism.This paper gives consideration to the contrast with Helene Cixous and Irigaray's Feminism theories when analyzes Kristeva's Feminism poetics theory. The purpose is to find the advantages and disadvantages of Kristeva's Feminism poetics and strengthen the understanding of the theory specialities of contemporary French Feminism theory through explanation and contrast.This paper is divided into two parts. Part One explains the Kristeva's introspection about Feminism itself and her unique view of female at first. Points out that she not only refuses the political tactics of freedom Feminism but also objects to the aesthetical advocates of radical Feminism. She advocate the plural Feminism theory based on the personal uniqueness . Then analyzes her quite characteristic " semiotic language " theory and the close relation of " semiotic language " with woman from three aspects of semiotic activity with women's makings, semiotic language with women's expression way, semiotic language with women subject, and then points out its theory value of " semiotic language ". Part Two discusses the achievements and defects of Kristeva's Feminism poetics theory further through the contrast of Kristeva's Feminism poetics theory with" ". Points out its contribution to theexploration of the unequal origin between men and women , the ways of realizing equal between them , the setting-up of language. And points out its' defect is that her deconstruction of the relatively stable women category bring the danger of deconstruction of Feminism itself and the lack of its political practicality .
Keywords/Search Tags:Julia. Kristeva, semiotic, women writing, Feminism
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