The Emergence of a New Human Being. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Irigaray, Luce; Müller, Tobias
• Is Part Of: Angelaki. Volume 27:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 174
• Page End: 181
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: sexuation -- evolution -- transcendence of the other -- natural duality -- onto theology; Literature -- Criticism and interpretation -- Periodicals; Philosophy -- Periodicals; Political science -- Periodicals; 100
• DOI: 10.1080/0969725X.2022.2110405
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0969-725X

Abstract

Abstract: In this interview, Luce Irigaray talks about how two of her latest books, Towards a New Human Being and To Be Born, relate to her wider work and her most well-known theoretical contributions. Irigaray offers reflections on important additions to her earlier work and how those can be a response to the most urgent challenges humanity is facing today. By explaining how her work, especially the difference between sexual and sexuate, has been misinterpreted, she responds to criticisms such as those regarding the experiences of transgender people. The interview draws on the regular conversations Luce Irigaray continues to hold with Ph.D. researchers and the communities of learning she is pioneering with her students.