Helene Cixous

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Helene Cixous

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1937

Occupation

Academic

Description

Feminist writer, poet, playwright, and Professor at Cornell University until June 2014. Has published widely, including twenty-three volumes of poems, six books of essays, five plays, and numerous influential articles. Considered an expert in poststructural feminist theory, analyzing the relationship between sexuality and language. Notable work includes 'The Laugh of the Medussa' (1975).