Literary Discourse and Feminist Thought. From Simone de Beauvoir to Simone Schwarz-Bart Cover Image

Discours littéraire et pensée féministe. De Simone de Beauvoir à Simone Schwarz-Bart
Literary Discourse and Feminist Thought. From Simone de Beauvoir to Simone Schwarz-Bart

Author(s): BUATA B. MALELA
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: francophone literature; black feminism; french literature; feminism; gender studies

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to rethink the social and literary trajectory of Simone Schwarz-Bart in the 1960s and 1970s in the francophone intellectual field. The paper discusses her views on gender relations, her relationship to the feminist movement and some of its prominent figures (e.g. Simone de Beauvoir and Monique Wittig). Finally, the impact of feminism on her literary production is analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 8/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-183
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French