Charcot : Deux concepts de nature

Jolicoeur underlines some analogies between the mapping systems used by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot and those used by his son Jean-Baptiste, explorer of the Antarctic. Through an interweaving of text and image two constructions of reality are investigated, one anchored in the concept of feminine hysteria and the other in the idea of "terra incognita"

On Naming

Charcot the Father and Charcot the Son “Explore” the non-represented and non-represente

Nancy Spero : L'image parlée = Nancy Spero : The Spoken Image

In her analysis of Spero’s work from the 1950s to the beginning of the 21st century, Déry suggests the artist is a representative of the first generation of feminist artists. The author also outlines the exhibition theme of the “spoken image,” and draws attention to how Spero’s socially engaged practice has transformed contemporary art. Emphasis is placed on the following aspects of the artist’s work: compositional structure, figurative vocabulary, and relationships between text/image. Includes a brief text by N. Jolicœur on Spero’s installation “The First Language.” Brief artist’s statements (in English only). Other texts in French and English. Bio-bibliography 9 p

Féministe toi-même, féministe quand même

While Jolicoeur defines the notion of stereotype, tracing its origin in the nature/culture dualism, Bernier analyses the opposition between art and craft according to hierarchies based on gender, racism and class. Reynaud defines the phenomenon of exclusion in psychoanalytic and linguistic terms and examines its function in the art market. Circa 35 bibl. ref