Body in French Queer Thought from Wittig to Preciado

Published in 2020 by Routledge, a division of the Taylor & Francis Group, this scholarly work is situated within the broader academic discourse of queer theory and French philosophy. Elliot Evans authored the text as a critical investigation into the construction and deconstruction of the body within post-structuralist and materialist thought, focusing specifically on the evolution of French queer theory from the foundational works of Monique Wittig to the contemporary contributions of Paul B. Preciado.

The book serves as a vital resource for scholars mapping the shift from linguistic and semiotic approaches to identity toward an emphasis on embodiment, technology, and somatic materiality. In its design and academic reception, the work is recognized for its rigorous engagement with the tension between philosophical abstraction and the lived physical realities of gender and sexuality, effectively contextualizing how 20th-century French theory has been reinterpreted to meet the demands of 21st-century queer politics.