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Essentially Speaking

Essentially Speaking

Diana Fuss

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1989
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9780415901338
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In this brief and powerful book, Diana Fuss takes on the debate of pure essence versus social construct, engaging with the work of Luce Irigaray and Monique Wittig, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Houston Baker, and with the politics of gay identity.

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