Pleasure Erased: The Clitoris Unthought Malabou Catherine
Pleasure Erased: The Clitoris Unthought Malabou Catherine The clitoris was absent in anatomy books, in paintings and sculptures, absent in spirit and even body; it has long been the organ of erased…
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Pleasure Erased: The Clitoris Unthought Malabou Catherine
The clitoris was absent in anatomy books, in paintings and sculptures, absent in spirit and even body; it has long been the organ of erased pleasure. Conferences, books, manifestos, works of art are all devoted to it. We assume that this oversight has been repaired in our times: today, the clitoris is not forgotten but honoured.
The boundaries of feminism have also moved: queer, intersex and trans approaches claim that the clitoris is perhaps no longer the exclusive preserve of the woman. The autonomy of clitoral jouissance is recognized. And yet, there remains a wounded space.
Because genital mutilation is still common practice. Because millions of women are still denied pleasure. The clitoris continues to mark the enigmatic space of the feminine.
Constrained by the extreme difficulty and the extreme urgency of returning to this scorched earth, it is time to give voice to an organ of
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