created by Phenaxx on 26/11/2024 at 21:28 UTC
11 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
Hi everyone,
I study comparative literature and political theory in Paris and I am doing some preliminary research for my master's thesis. It's still too early for me to decide what to do exactly but I'm quite interested in the queer critique of identity politics and exploring it through the concept of jouissance (jouissance is a psychoanalytical term usually translated as enjoyment). The idea would be a type of enjoyment, sexual but not only, who would disturb identities and blur the boundaries of the subject.
I know it's quite vague that's why I need to read more. I heard someone mention the notion of psychic excess in sexuality in the work of Butler but I haven't been able to actually find it in their books.
Anyways, if any of you has some recs for digging deeper in that direction, I would be very thankful :)
Take care !
Comment by exaggeratedfragility at 26/11/2024 at 22:31 UTC
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sexuality beyond consent–avgi saketopoulou (for very recent work); the freudian body–leo bersani; homosexual desire–guy hocquenghem; the work of patricia gherovici and oren gozlan also come to mind immediately; also highly recommend going back to the source (lacan, primarily) to ground this inquiry. the baedan journal of queer nihilism also might provide some directions (and is a very fun read), but isn't terribly thorough.
Comment by Particular-Problem41 at 28/11/2024 at 12:40 UTC
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https://www.dukeupress.edu/No-Future
Comment by PugetPigeon at 28/11/2024 at 17:03 UTC
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Queer Callings: Untimely Notes On Naming and Desires by Mark Jordan could be relevant to look into. Lots of incisive and nuanced exploration of the limitations of identity language, as well as tracking how it became dominant, a look back at how queerness was described before. Very open ended but made an argument for the importance of resisting litteralism and settled language that I really appreciated and found helpful in my work.