About
Julia Kristeva, born in 1941 in Sliven, Bulgaria, is a philosopher, psychoanalyst, semiotician, and novelist. Settling in Paris in 1966, she studied under Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss. Professor emerita at Université Paris Cité, she introduced the concept of intertextuality and developed a theory of language distinguishing the semiotic and the symbolic. Her major work includes essays such as Revolution in Poetic Language and novels like The Samurai. First laureate of the Holberg Prize in 2004, she also received the Hannah Arendt Prize and the Vaclav Havel Prize. She is a Commander of the Legion of Honor and founded the Simone de Beauvoir Prize.
* 1941-06-24
Major works
- Sēmeiōtikē (1969)essay
- La Révolution du langage poétique (1974)essay
- Pouvoirs de l'horreur (1980)essay
- Soleil noir (1987)essay
- Les Samouraïs (1990)novel
Key milestones
- 1966Moves to Paris to pursue doctoral studies.
- 1979Earns her psychoanalytic degree.
- 2004First laureate of the Holberg Prize.
Themes
IntertextualitySemiotic and symbolicPsychoanalysis and languageFeminism and gender theoryOtherness and identity
Sources: britannica.com · holbergprize.org · oxfordreference.com