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Hélène Cixous is a French philosopher and writer whose work has significantly influenced feminist theory and literary criticism since the mid-twentieth century. Her ideas about language, gender, and women's creativity have shaped how scholars understand literature and women's voices in academia and beyond.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-06-05
- Works
- 229
Top works
- H´el`ene Cixous Reader
- Volleys of Humanity
- Manne
- Rouen, la Trentième nuit de mai' 31
- Readings
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Writing · Oran, France [now Algeria]
Hélène Cixous (born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university. Known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as…
Known for
- 1968 - The Global Revolt — Self2018
- The Ladies Almanack — Self2017
- Vincennes, l'université perdue — Self2016
- Jacques Derrida, le courage de la pensée — Self2014
- Les juifs d'Afrique du Nord pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Self2014
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1984-08-05
Discography
- Von hier bis unendlich2006
- So nah wie du2007
- Zaubermond2008
- So wie ich bin2009
- The English Ones2010
- Für einen Tag2011
- Farbenspiel2013
- Weihnachten2015
- Helene Fischer2017
- Rausch2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 28
- Total plays
- 34
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Freshwater biodiversity: importance, threats, status and conservation challenges
· 2006 · cited 7,170x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,815x
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,625x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,173x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,699x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1937-06-05 ) 5 June 1937 (age 88) , Oran , French Algeria
- Alma mater
- University of Paris
- Doctoral advisor
- Jean-Jacques Mayoux [ fr ]
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy , Post-structural feminism , French feminism
- Institutions
- University of Paris VIII , European Graduate School , Cornell University
- Doctoral students
- Frédéric Regard
- Main interests
- Literary criticism
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Encyclopedic overview
Hélène Cixous (/sɪkˈsuː/ sihk-SOO; French: [siksu]; born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university. Known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as a writer and thinker, she has written more than seventy books dealing with multiple genres: theatre, literary and feminist theory, art criticism, autobiography and poetic fiction.
She first gained attention in 1969 with her first work of fiction, Dedans (Inside), a semi-autobiographical novel which won the Prix Médicis and explored the themes of identity, memory, death and writing. She is perhaps best known for her 1976 article "The Laugh of the Medusa", which established her as one of the early thinkers in post-structural feminism. She has collaborated with several artists and directors, such as Adel Abdessemed, Pierre Alechinsky, Simone Benmussa, Jacques Derrida, Simon Hantaï, Daniel Mesguich and Ariane Mnouchkine. She is considered a strong contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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