Becoming-cat or what a woman’s body can do
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Tamboukou, M. 2021. Becoming-cat or what a woman’s body can do. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research. 2 (2), pp. 130-153. https://doi.org/10.1344/jnmr.v2i2.35894
Authors | Tamboukou, M. |
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Abstract | Drawing on a body of literature that considers narrative meaning emerging in intra-species entanglements, in this paper I read Gwen John’s letters revolving around her relationship with the many cats she lived with throughout her life. I am particularly interested in throwing light at moments when a woman’s body makes strong connections with the animal’s body blurring the boundaries between humans and non-humans through a cosmological ethics of care. In doing so, I follow trails of Deleuze’s and Guattari’s idea of becoming-animal, as it is fleshed out through a narrative analysis of a modernist woman artist’s letters. |
Journal | Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research |
Journal citation | 2 (2), pp. 130-153 |
ISSN | 2604-7551 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Universitat de Barcelona |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1344/jnmr.v2i2.35894 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Jul 2021 |
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Accepted | 18 Jun 2021 |
Deposited | 26 Jul 2021 |
Copyright holder | © 2021 The Author |
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