Gendering Globalized Flows in Bertrand Bonello’s Tiresia

<p>Presented as the conciliatory voice of wisdom, Teiresias, the blind Theban seer who had been both man and woman, exemplifies how transcending gender can lead to a questioning of normative, victimizing cultural mandates within the <em>polis</em>. This gender-bending acquires furt...

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Main Author:	Christina Dokou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2017-10-01
Series:	Amaltea: Revista de Mitocrítica
Subjects:	Teiresias Tiresia Bertrand Bonello gender immigration transsexuality androgyny globalization film Greek myth performativity
Online Access:	http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/AMAL/article/view/54283

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spelling	doaj-2263d4a2a545424b949f9d1df2bd55532020-11-25T01:08:42ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridAmaltea: Revista de Mitocrítica1989-17092017-10-0190152352848Gendering Globalized Flows in Bertrand Bonello’s TiresiaChristina Dokou0The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece<p>Presented as the conciliatory voice of wisdom, Teiresias, the blind Theban seer who had been both man and woman, exemplifies how transcending gender can lead to a questioning of normative, victimizing cultural mandates within the <em>polis</em>. This gender-bending acquires further applications in Bertrand Bonello’s 2003 film, <em>Tiresia</em>, about the myth-informed travails of a transsexual Brazilian illegal immigrant prostitute in France. The film daringly deconstructs the dividing lines within contemporary globalized flows: immigrants vs. citizens, men vs. women, dogma vs. humanity. The performative gender of “Tiresia” exposes but also exacerbates the effects of cultural violence, yet also intimates peaceful alternatives.</p>http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/AMAL/article/view/54283TeiresiasTiresiaBertrand BonellogenderimmigrationtranssexualityandrogynyglobalizationfilmGreek mythperformativity
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Gendering Globalized Flows in Bertrand Bonello’s Tiresia

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