Julia Kristeva b. 1941
Julia Kristeva (born 1941) is a Bulgarian-French philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism, Post-Structuralism, and Continental Philosophy.
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, and psychoanalyst whose work has shaped semiotics, feminist theory, and contemporary continental philosophy. Revolution in Poetic Language introduced her distinction between the symbolic and the semiotic dimensions of language, in which a pre-Oedipal rhythmic and bodily semiotic continually disturbs the symbolic order of meaning. Powers of Horror developed her influential theory of abjection, while Strangers to Ourselves and her trilogy on female genius extended her concerns to the status of foreigners, exile, and the lives of Hannah Arendt, Melanie Klein, and Colette.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Bulgarian-French
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Feminism, Post-Structuralism, Continental Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Julia Kristeva:
“Strangely, the foreigner lives within us: he is the hidden face of our identity.”
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Attributed to Julia Kristeva:
“The abject is what the symbolic order must expel in order to constitute itself.”
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Attributed to Julia Kristeva:
“Poetic language is the language of the body returning to the symbolic.”
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Attributed to Julia Kristeva:
“To love is already to leave oneself.”
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Attributed to Julia Kristeva:
“The semiotic is older than the symbolic and never ceases to disturb it.”
Frequently asked about Julia Kristeva
- When was Julia Kristeva born?
- Julia Kristeva was born in 1941.
- Where was Julia Kristeva from?
- Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Julia Kristeva associated with?
- Julia Kristeva is associated with Feminism, Post-Structuralism, and Continental Philosophy.
- What is Julia Kristeva known for?
- Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, and psychoanalyst whose work has shaped semiotics, feminist theory, and contemporary continental philosophy.
- How many quotes are attributed to Julia Kristeva?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from Julia Kristeva in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.