Andrea Long Chu and the Trouble with Desire
Andrea Long Chu and the Trouble with Desire
Author(s): Andrija KoštalSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences
Published by: Институтот за општествени и хуманистички науки – Скопје
Keywords: Amia Srinivasan; Andrea Long Chu; desire; gender; gender transition; Jacques Lacan; politics;
Summary/Abstract: This essay discusses the writings by Andrea Long Chu, focusing on her understanding of desire and its role in the formation of gender and in the process of gender transition. The essay also deals with her much-disputed understanding of the relation between desire and politics, taking into account the critique formulated by Amia Srinivasan. In conclusion the essay argues that Chu’s writings, if taken with a dose of caution and supplemented with the theory of desire formulated by Jacques Lacan, can offer us insights about the importance of desire for understanding various phenomena of human experience, in which we otherwise maybe wouldn’t look for it.
Journal: Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture
- Issue Year: 17/2020
- Issue No: 2-3
- Page Range: 70-74
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English