Catherine Clément
French writer and philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catherine Clément (French: [klemɑ̃]; born 10 February 1939) is a French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic, born in Boulogne-Billancourt. She received a degree in philosophy from the École Normale Supérieure, and studied under its faculty Claude Lévi-Strauss and Jacques Lacan, working in the fields of anthropology and psychoanalysis. A member of the school of French feminism and écriture féminine, she has published books with Hélène Cixous and Julia Kristeva.
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Born | (1939-02-10) 10 February 1939 (age 85) Boulogne-Billancourt |
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Language | French |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
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She lived many years overseas, as her husband, André Lewin (1934–2012), was a diplomat who was France's Ambassador to India, Austria, Guinea, Gambia and Senegal.[1] She was awarded the Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2012[2] and the Commander of the Legion of Honour in 2017.[3]