ABSTRACT
Subject and desire are two categories whose encounter in the field of femininity is conflictive. Female subjectivity questions its relation with the field of desire; the itineraries of desire in women still traverse imprecise territories. The transgressive character of desire encounters specific pitfalls in the feminine field. A productive and positive notion of desire enables us to illuminate singularities in the field of subjectivity, beyond rigid gender assignments in terms of passive-active or subject-object polarities. The relationship between two subjects in the field of sexuality exceeds strict dualities. Including the concept of desire as a productive category in addition to the effectiveness of the imaginary dimension in the field of sexuality allows us to dissociate the subject/object logic from the masculine/feminine polarity. It also enables us to conceive desire as potentially more than a mere substitute for a "basic lack".
