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- Spectacles Of Realism: Gender, Body, Genre
- Book
- 1995
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
- Series: Studies in Classical Philology
summary
Despite rumors of its demise in literary theory and practice, realism persists. Why this is, and how realism is relevant to current interdisciplinary debates in gender studies and cultural studies, are the questions underlying Spectacles of Realism. With particular reference to nineteenth-century French culture, the contributors explore the role realism has played in the social construction of gender and sexuality. Among their subjects are nineteenth-century physiologies, photographs, caricatures, and Balzac’s Comédie humaine; the ethnographic claims of Goncourt’s naturalism and the historical claims of Zola’s; and the allure of exotica displayed at new museums and international expositions. Contributors: April Alliston, Princeton U; Emily Apter, UCLA; Charles Bernheimer, U of Pennsylvania; Rhonda Garelick; Judith Goldstein, Vassar; Anne Higonnet, Wellesley; Roger Huss, Queen Mary and Westfield College; Dorothy Kelly, Boston U; Diana Knight, U of Nottingham; Jann Matlock, Harvard U; Linda Nochlin, NYU; Patrick O’Donovan, King’s College; Vanessa Schwartz, American U; Naomi Segal, U of Reading; Barbara Vinken, NYU.
Table of Contents
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- Preface: Reconfiguring Realism
- pp. vii-xiv
- Censoring the Realist Gaze
- pp. 28-65
- Realism without a Human Face
- pp. 66-89
- S/Z, Realism, and Compulsory Heterosexuality
- pp. 120-136
- The Adulteress's Child
- pp. 196-213
- Select Critical Bibliography
- pp. 349-352
- Contributors
- pp. 353-356
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816686155
Related ISBN(s)
9780816625215
MARC Record
OCLC
567981451
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No