2. 1Thes ummoni ng ( E x c er ptf r om N. H. F r a nc es c oUr ba noRa ga z z i ,P os s e s s i onandCapi t al . T owar daCohe r e ntT he or yofChi ar a F umai ' sAdv e nt ur e s , T heMa ndr a k ePr es s , L ondon1969) . S ummoni ng! Ga t her i nga l l ours t r engt h. Ac omi ngt oget herofs pi r i t s . S pi r i t soft i me . S t a ge , pul pi t , pr of es s or ’ ss ea t s . Al l i nf r onti nages t ur eofdes per a t ec our a ge . Ca l l i ngt hepr es ent . T obepr es ent . T oma k emen’ sr oomsr eel . F oramomenta ndf orev er Nev era ga i na l one . Al onef oret er ni t y . Nev era ga i na l one! 1 S owha ti spos s es s i oni fnota nt i ma t er ni t y ? Bef or es t a r t i ngt hec ha pt err ega r di ngt hephenome naof s ummoni ng,we r epea tonc ea ga i n wha ti sma y be t he onl ya x i om t ha ts uppor t sourt heor et i c a l c ons t r uc t i on. I f , ononeha nd–dur i ngbi r t h–anewl i f ea ppea r soutoft hemot her ’ swomb, ont heot her ha ndt her ei sdea t h, t hepa s t , whi c hent er si nt ot het hr oa toft hema norwoma npos s es s ed. Ma t er ni t ya nd pos s es s i ont her ef or ea r et obef oundi nami r r or i ma gepos i t i on: f r om s pe c ul um. I ti snotbyc ha nc et ha twes epa r a t ea nddi s t i ngui s ht het wos e x es , t hepos s es s edma nort hepos s es s ed woma n. T hephenomenonofpos s e s s i ont a k esonadi 7er entps y c hi ca ndpol i t i c a lv a l uedependi ngon whet hert heper s onpos s es s edi sama norawoma n. [ . . . ]
[ . . . ] T hemot i v a t i onsoft hewoma nwhoi spos s es s eda r ec ompl et el ydi 7er entf r om t hos eofama n; s hei s una bl et os ha r et hema l ef a nt a s y . S owha tt henf eedsherdes i r ef orpos s es s i on?I tc a nbei nt er pr et eda sa n 2 ex er c i s eofs ubs t i t ut i on, as or tofma gi ct r i c ki nwhi c ht hev a gi nac ha ngespl a c eswi t ht hemout h. T hi si s ,i nt he< na la na l y s i s ,av a r i a t i onoft ha twhi c hS i gmundF r eudc a l l edt hef a nt a s yoft hev agi na de nt at a( f e ma l egeni t a l i awi t ht eet h) : av a r i a t i onont het hemec ons i s t i ngnots omuc hi nt hei ma gi na r y a ppea r a nc eofc a ni net ee t hont hel abi amaj or abutt het r a ns f e roft heent i r ec opul a t or yor ga ni nt ot he 3 or a l c a v i t y , t hepoi ntoft hea na t omynea r es tt ot hebr a i n. T hef ema l egeni t a l a ppa r a t us , r epos i t i onedi n t hi swa y ,woul dnotonl ybea bl et oc a s t r a t et hepha l l us ,butwoul da l s obea bl et oc ommentoni t s a c t i ons , j us t i f y i ngt her ea s onsf ort hebi t esa i meda ts y mbol i cpa t er na l or der s . I ti souri nt ent i on,s t a r t i ngf r om t hi sbr i efa s s umpt i on,t oex poundt hepol i t i c a li nt ent i onst ha ta ni ma t e womenwhoa r epos s es s e dbys pi r i t sa ndt hes i gnst ha tt heypor t r a y : s i gnswhi c hwedon’ thes i t a t et oc a l l 4 t hes y mpt omsoft hegr ea t es thy s t er i a . Wewi l ldot hi sbya na l y s i ngt hepr i ma r yf unc t i onst ha tt hi s s ec ondmout h, equi ppedwi t hs ha r pt eet h, i sa bl et oa c c ompl i s h. F i r s t l y , i ti sa bl et oea t . T oea tl i k ea na nt i mot her . I ns t ea dofgi v i ngl i f e , i tgi v esdea t h. Byma k i ngt hes pi r i t s s pea k , t hepos s es s edwoma nt a k est hem s i mul t a neous l yi nt oherownpha r y nx womb: s hedev our st hem a ndi nt hi ss i ngl emov ements her e v ok est hei rr i ghtt oha v ebeeni nt hi swor l d. T hes pi r i tr e t ur nst owher e i twa sbor n, dy i ngas ec ondt i me . Unbi r t ha f t erl i f e . [ . . . ] [ . . . ]E a t i ngt hes i ngl es pi r i t , dev our i ngt hes i ngl ei ndi v i dua l whoha sa l r ea dypa s s edon, s heendea v our st o ea tt hee nt i r ePa s t ,t heent i r eHi s t or ya si twa swr i t t enbyme n:her oa f t erher o,bi s hopa f t erbi s hop, emper ora f t eremper orc ommede spomme sf r i t e s , l ' uneapr è sl ' aut r e . T hewoma npos s es s edbys pi r i t s , t he medi um, t hewi t c h, t heya l l wa ntba c kwha tt heyga v e. T he ys u7oc a t eunde rt hei rs k i r t st hepr odi ga l s on 5 whobet r a y ed. T heywa ntf ort hems el v esa l l t ha tt heyga v et ot hewor l d. T abul ar as a! [ . . . ] 1 Cf r .S a bi na S pi el r ei n,Di e De s t r uk t i on al sUr s ac he de sWe r de ns i nJ a hr buc hf ürps y c hoa na l y t i s c he und ps y c hopa t hol ogi s c heF or s c hungenI V, Wi en1912, pp. 465503. 2 Pr ec i s el yas y nec doc he . 3 Ba r ba r aWa l k er , T heWoman' sE nc y c l ope di aof My t hsandS e c r e t s , Ha r per Col l i nsPr es s , L ondon1983. 4 I tmus tbenot edt ha twedonotus et hewor d“ hy s t er i a ” a saps y c hi cpa t hol ogy , butt heps y c hea nds oc i et ya s pa t hol ogi esofhy s t er i a . 5 AAVV, E ' gi àpol i t i c a, S c r i t t i di Ri v ol t aF emmi ni l e , Mi l a n1977.
[ . . . ]I ti sa ga i ns tt hewea l t hofNa t i onst ha tt hea bor t i v es t r a t e gyoft hepos s es s edwoma ni sa i med.And s hedoesi tbys t r i c t l ya dher i ngt ot hel a wsofc a pi t a l i s m,whi c hi nt hi swa yt ur nsa ga i ns ti t s el f .Butl e t ’ s c ont i nueourdemons t r a t i oni nor der . I nor dert oa c hi ev ec a pi t a l i s mt her emus tbea nor i gi na l a c c umul a t i on, s uKc i ents a v i ngst obei nv e s t e di n t hepur c ha s eofmea nsofpr oduc t i on. Att hes a met i mei ti ses s ent i a lt ha ts omeonedona t espa r tofhi s wor k f or c ei nor dert opr oduc epl us v a l ue. Wher et her ei sa na nt ,t her ei sa l s oac i c a da ;wher et her ei s bour geoi s , t her emus ta l s obewor k er s . Now, whowa st hewoma ni fnotas e x ua lpr ol et a r i a n?Ha s n’ ts he a l wa y spr oduc eda ndr epr oduc ed,f r eel ya ndi nc es s a nt l y ?Andt oga i nwha t ?S t or i est obet ol di n gent l emen’ sc l ubs . T her ei s , f ori ns t a nc e , t hewel l k nowna ne c dot ei nwhi c hanot a r ya dv i s eshi sc l i entt o 6 ma r r yhi shous e k eepers ot ha theneednol ongerpa yheras a l a r y . Ca pi t a l i s m wa nt sawoma nt oa l wa y sber ea dyt ogi v e–l i k eagoodwi f e , l i k eagoodmot her-a ndatt he s amet i mes hei se x pe c t e dt obepr udenti nhers pendi ng–l i k eagoodbour ge oi s ,l i k eagoodc i t i z en. Cont r a di c t i onsofmoder ni t y : t woc a mpsf ort hepr i c eofoneboot . T hepos s es s edwoma nr ebel sa ga i ns tt hi st r ea t ment . « Whoi smor ea bl et ha nmet oe c onomi s e?»S os he dec i dest oembr a c ec a pi t a l , t ohol dont oi tt i ght l y : s hedec i desonwhi c hs i des hewa nt st os t a y . S hes t ops s er v i ngherwor k f or c ef r om as i l v erpl a t t er . S henol ongergi v esa ny t hi nga wa y . Nof oe t usc omesf r om her womb: onl yt heghos t se nt e ra ndl ea v eherbodyt hr oughhert hr oa t . I deol ogyha sbec omeherc a r eer . Buti f<r s tt her ei s n’ tadona t i ont hennei t herc a nt her ebet hec i r c ul a t i onofc a pi t a l , of pr i c es , ofex c ha nge . Ca pi t a l i s m ha sbeener a di c a t edbyi t sownpr i nc i pl eofc ons er v a t i on. 7 T hes t a t es ma n–t hema l e–ha sbeena nni hi l a t ed. [ . . . ] [ . . . ]F or t y s ev en,“ dea dma nt a l k i ng” .Y es ,bec a us es pi r i t sa r enow a bl et ot a l k :Andt hi si st hes ec ond f unc t i onoft hi st oot hedv a gi na . Butwha tdot hes pi r i t ss a y ?Orr a t herwha tdoest hewoma npos s es s ed s a yt hr ought hes es pi r i t s ?I nt r ut h, not hi ngnew, j us tt hes a meol dt hi ngs . S her epr oduc est hei rs a meol d monol oguesa ndnotac ommai sc ha nged. S hes pea k sa l r ea dys pok enwor dsa l s owhens pok enbyme n: t heywa nthert obeha v el i k eawi t c hs os he 8 beha v esl i k eawi t c h. S hes pea k sa l r ea dys pok enwor ds , y e ts hepr oduc esv a r i a t i ons . S her a i s esherv oi c e , c ha ngest het one ,c ha ngest heges t ur es ,c ha ngest her hy t hm,a ndwi t ht her hy t hm,a l s ot het empo c ha nges . S hes pi t sf or wa r da l l t ha twhi c hr e ma i nsbehi nd, undi ges t ed. S hes pea k sa l r ea dys pok enwor ds a ndt hepa s ti spus hedi nt ot hef ut ur e .S her ev ol v e st i mea ss heha sr ev ol v edev er y t hi ngel s e .S hei s 9 r e v ol t i ng, a ss hewel l k nows : i tdoes n’ tneedt ober epea t ed. 10 Not hi ngr e ma i nsadea dl et t er . S hes pea k sa ndma k esev ent hedumbs pea k . Butnota l l . S hec hoos est he ma r t y r swhom nooneda r est os uc c our ,t heba dpol i t i c i a ns ,t heba dgi r l s ,s omePr omet heusbound, t hi ev es ,v i per s ,gr ena des ,mous t a c hedwomen,a s s a s s i ns .Wedi dn’ tev enr e membert hebi r t hoft he E us a pi aPa l l a di nos , t heMi s sAnni eJ ones , t heMei nhof s , t heS ol a na s . Buther et heya r e, l i nedupa l ongt he <r i ngl i ne , ea ge rt oc a r r youtt hes ent enc e . E v er ypos s es s i oni sawa rc r yt owhi c hhundr edsmor er a l l y : c a l l edt oaba t t l ei nwhi c hev er y one<ght sf or hi ms el f .Ka r lMa r xt r i edt oj oi nf or c eswi t ht hi sa r myofL umpe n.Butwhi l ehewa ss hout i ngé gal i t é ,t he woma npos s es s edha ds hothi m. Orma y bei twa sGr ouc ho?OrAndy ? Mor et ha nt hec l a s swa r f a r e ,t hewoma npos s es s ed < ght sf orherowns ur v i v a l .S hes t r i v esf ort he i mpos s i bl e: t os t a r tar ev ol ut i onwi t hr ev i s i oni s m. S hedoes n’ ta s kust oc ha nget hewor l dbutt or epea ta di 7er entHi s t or y , t ot ea c hal es s on. S ot ha ti t / s hewi l l bepa s s edon. [ …]
6 L or dJ ohn Ma y na r d Key nes ,T heGe ne r alT he or yofE mpl oy me nt ,I nt e r e s tandMone y ,Ma c mi l l a n Ca mbr i dge Uni v er s i t yPr es s , Ca mbr i dge1936. 7 Cfr. Da v i dNobl e ,AWor l dWi t houtWome n:T heChr i s t i anCl e r i c alCul t ur eofWe s t e r nS c i e nc e ,Ox f or dUni v er s i t y Pr es s , Ox f or d1993. 8 L uc eI r i ga r a y , S pe c ul um. Del ' Aut r eF e mme , L e sE di t i onsdeMi nui t , Pa r i s1974. 9 J ul i aKr i s t ev a , P ouv oi r sdel ' Hor r e ur . E s s ays ur l ' abj e c t i on, S eui l , Pa r i s1980. 10 Pl a t o, Phae dr us , 275c d.
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