{"product_id":"medusas-laugh","title":"Hélène Cixous: Medusa's Laugh [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most influential works of second-wave feminism, in a brilliant new translation  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrite! Writing is for you, you are for you, your body is for you, take it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975, \u003ci\u003eMedusa's Laugh \u003c\/i\u003erepresented a defining moment for French feminism. In this landmark essay, feminist theorist and philosopher Helene Cixous coined the term \u003ci\u003eecriture feminine\u003c\/i\u003e (or 'feminine writing'). Allowing women to claim authority in the face of systematic oppression, she imagines this new mode of writing to be defined by a generous, open attitude to otherness and distinct from patriarchal models of communication. Part philosophical treatise, part political manifesto, \u003ci\u003eMedusa's Laugh \u003c\/i\u003eis a clarion call to write - for ourselves and of ourselves - and is one of the most important works of second-wave feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cixous, Hélène \u0026 Prenowitz, Eric","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":55329803862355,"sku":"9780241776223","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cixous-helene-prenowitz-eric-helene-cixous-medusa-s-laugh-2026-9780241776223-1262371481.jpg?v=1791835212","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/medusas-laugh","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}