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  • Literary Theory
  • Philosophy of Mathematics
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Monique Wittig's work is often debated as "anti-identitarian."
  • Wittig critiqued language's role in perpetuating heterosexual and masculinist norms.
  • She posited mathematics as a potential site for pre-linguistic creativity and identification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate Wittig's "anti-identitarian" stance by examining her use of mathematics.
  • To explore how mathematical concepts, specifically homology, can illuminate identity formation in Wittig's "The Lesbian Body."
  • To investigate the intersection of mathematical and literary thinking in understanding sex, gender, and identity.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Monique Wittig's oeuvre, with a focus on "The Lesbian Body."
  • Application of mathematical concepts, particularly homology, to literary analysis.
  • Examination of Wittig's engagement with the historical entanglement of Western philosophy and mathematics.

Main Results:

  • Wittig's novel "The Lesbian Body" demonstrates how enumeration, a mathematical process, can construct lesbian identity.
  • Mathematical thinking can inform literary explorations of sex, gender, and identity without becoming abstract or detached.
  • The study highlights the potential for mathematics to offer alternative frameworks for identification beyond linguistic constraints.

Conclusions:

  • Wittig's work offers a model for how mathematical thinking can enrich literary analysis of identity.
  • The concept of homology provides a lens to understand identity production in "The Lesbian Body."
  • Re-evaluating Wittig necessitates attention to her unique integration of mathematical and philosophical thought.