Overview

Disruptive Discourses by Francophone Women engages with the notion of disruption in women’s cultural production in French from a wide range of perspectives, spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and incorporating a variety of Francophone contexts. With a pluri-genre focus, the volume interrogates both the conceptualisation and textual representation of disruption in a myriad of forms including social, political, physical and sexual manifestations of disruptive behaviour. Organised thematically, the chapters consider inter alia angles such as ageing, motherhood, activism, queerness and migrancy and how they relate to the overarching topic of disruption. The volume is particularly concerned with the gendered dynamics of disruption and an exploration as to why certain values and behaviours are deemed transgressive and problematic when applied to women. Perhaps most importantly, the volume is interested in the creative potential of disruption to challenge oppressive norms, stereotypes and social structures. When harnessed affirmatively, as the chapters demonstrate, disruption becomes an effective tool of transformation and can produce new ways of thinking and being for women outside of patriarchal systems. Disruptive Discourses not only highlights the importance of listening to women who speak out and speak up, it also celebrates and reappropriates disruption as a powerful and positive attribute.

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Author:   Polly Galis ,  Ciara Gorman ,  Julie Rodgers
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Volume:   107
ISBN:  

9781836245407

ISBN 10:   1836245408
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   07 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Archetypal Disruptors, Disrupting Archetypes Chapter 1. ‘Colette and the Other Woman’, Diana Holmes Chapter 2. ‘Black Mariannes: Disrupting and Reimagining Marianne in the Name of French Universalism?’ Jasmine D. Cooper Chapter 3. ‘Greying Goes Digital: #uneapparitionsophiefontanel’, Adina Stroia Part Two: Disruptive Stories Across Space and Time Chapter 4. ‘Legal, Political and Textual Disruption: The Autobiographical Writing of Gisèle Halimi’, Natalie Edwards Chapter 5. ‘Affronter les ogres: Subversive Storytelling in Dalila Kerchouche’s Mon Père, ce Harki (2003) and Zahia Rahmani’s ‘Musulman’: Roman (2005)’, Clíona Hensey Chapter 6. ‘“La France, c’est comme ça?”: Gender and the quest for asylum in Nathacha Appanah’s Tropique de la violence and Marie Darrieussecq’s La Mer à l’envers’, Dominique Carlini Versini Part Three: Disruptive Bodies, Voices and Gazes Chapter 7. ‘Disruptive Bodies and Voices in Ananda Devi’s Le Rire des déesses’, Adrienne Angelo Chapter 8. ‘Looking Back as Disruption in Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (Sciamma, 2019)’, Peadar Kearney Chapter 9. ‘Voicing the silenced bodies: Nicole Malinconi’s Hôpital silence’, Caroline Verdier Part Four: Violent and ‘Vulgar’ Disruption Chapter 10. ‘Disruption and Eruption: Terrorist Violence in the Work of Virginie Despentes’, Alexandra Pugh Chapter 11. ‘Women Always Have to Put Up a F****g Fight: Coralie Fargeat’s *Revenge (2017) and Transgressive, Transnational Feminism’, Emma Flynn Chapter 12. ‘Paroxysmal Rhythms in Anne F. Garréta’s La Décomposition and Sphinx’, Áine Larkin Conclusion

Reviews

""Disruptive Discourses offers a fruitful way of approaching Francophone women's writing, bringing in diverse voices and sources beyond the established canon. It will be an important addition to this growing field."" – Dr Kathryn Robson, Newcastle University “A welcome intervention into gender-focused studies of disruption via cultural production.” – Professor Helen Vassallo, University of Exeter

Author Information

Polly Galis is a Policy Advisor for the Open Innovation Team in the UK Government’s Department for Education. Ciara Gorman is Teaching Fellow in French at UCD and the Communications Officer for Women in French UK-Ireland. Julie Rodgers is Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies at the School of Modern Languages Literatures and Cultures, Maynooth University, Ireland.

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