History and the Real: Foucault with Lacan

One, Two, Many

“…108 Likewise, queer theory becomes more expedient if its origins in feminism and sexual difference theory are examined. Shepherdson advocates an ecumenical poststructuralist approach in which Foucault and Derrida bring the topological, linguistic, and historical dimensions of sexual difference into sharper focus.…”

Locating the M(o)ther

“…It assigns all things paternal and maternal an equiprimordiality of origin (Shepherdson 1995) which preserves their distinctness but refuses to locate them in a hierarchy of (patriarchal) power. Eleni settles her past with a reconciliation and a sacrifice.…”

Enjoy their symptom: of woman, men and other interesting figures in Greek literary texts

“…1 Apart from Butler, other theorists have attempted to cross the foucauldian/psychoanalytic boundaries. See among others, Rajchman, 1991;Shepherdson, 1995;see also Copjec, 1994 for a confrontation betweent the two theories. 2 Gynophile though he claims to be, one feels that Varika is justified in claiming that he never challenges the status quo excessively or seems unable to disengage himself from the traditional ambivalence towards the woman (Varika 1994: 147).…”