Myths, Matricide and Maternal Subjectivity in Irigaray

This paper revisits the theme of 'matricide' in Irigaray, and argues for the importance of constructing a non-matricidal account of female subjectivity: an account which does not prescribe a primordial rejection or 'abjection' of the maternal body. I consider this important for t...

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Main Author: Renaud Beeckmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2012-01-01
Series:Studies in the Maternal
Online Access:https://www.mamsie.bbk.ac.uk/article/id/4130/