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Catherine Clément

Catherine Clément (born 10 February 1939) is a French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic, born to a Jewish mother 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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Catherine Clément

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Name
Catherine Clément
Born
10 February 1939
Birthplace
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Education
École Normale Supérieure
Movement
* French feminism
Nationality
France.
Occupation
writer, philosopher, literary critic, essayist, novelist, chronicler and psychologist.
Fields
essay.
Honours
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts and Literature and Science.
Languages
French.

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Catherine Clément (born 10 February 1939) is a French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic, born to a Jewish mother 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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Catherine Clément (born 1939) is a French chronicler, essayist and literary critic, among other activities. The chronicler was born in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Catherine Clément studied at École Normale Supérieure. The chronicler worked for France Culture, Le Matin de Paris and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Catherine Clément is active in essay.

Languages used include French. The chronicler received Commander of the Legion of Honour and Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit.

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