My Ph.D thesis entitled 'Re-thinking Queer: A film-philosophy project' aims at articulating a discourse on sexual/difference by taking two critical steps: the first is signalled by a critical moving away from Queer Theory and its linguistic/cultural apparatus, on the basis of its failure to break away from a 'normative' (molar) notion of subjectivity; the second is related to an experimental coming together of philosophy and cinema - a coming together which actualises a thinking philosophically with film through the practice of writing as art. The thesis overall suggests a rethinking of 'queer' through the becoming-woman-lesbian concept; a concept that is explored in relation to desire, ethics and time within particular cinematic events. The thesis employs two different discourses: an analytical/critical discourse on desire, ethics and time that draws on the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari, Bergson, Nietzsche and the so-called neo-materialist feminism (Grosz, Braidotti), and a more creative, poetic writing that thinks with the filmmind.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:532887 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Nigianni, Chrysanthi |
| Publisher | University of East London |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3844/ |
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