Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject examines the work of one of the more difficult and rewarding of the key figures in contemporary French thought, the psychoanalyst, philosopher and linguist, Luce Irigaray. The subject will involve a detailed reading of the key texts of Irigaray, from her earliest publications in 1974 to her current writings. Irigaray has published broadly in a number of academic disciplines (including psychology, psychoanalysis, European philosophy, literature and linguistics) and covered a range of different issues (from questions in ontology and epistomology to key issues in economic exchange and theology). This subject will provide a rudimentary intellectual context to Irigaray's work, and then proceed chronologically from her earliest writings through to her most recent.
Assessment (8 points) Two essays (3000 words each): 50%
Assessment (12 points) Two essays (4500 words each): 50% each