Of Mimicry and Madness: Speculations on the State

Otomo, Yoriko

Abstract

This article looks at the deployment of violence between and within states in terms of mimetic desire, using the work of Rene Girard, Jacques Lacan and Luce Irigaray.

Citation

Otomo, Y. (2008). Of Mimicry and Madness: Speculations on the State. Australian Feminist Law Journal, 28(1), 53-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/13200968.2008.10854395

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Feb 21, 2013
• Journal: Australian Feminist Law Journal
• Print ISSN: 1320-0968
• Electronic ISSN: 2204-0064
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 53-76
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13200968.2008.10854395
• Keywords: Feminist Theory, Irigaray, Girard, Lacan, International Law
• Publisher URL: http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/afemlj28&div=7&g_sent=1&collection=journals