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Abject visions: Powers of horror in art and visual culture
Rina Arya (Ed.)
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Description for Abject visions: Powers of horror in art and visual culture
paperback. An impressive list of authors examine how abjection can be discussed in relation to a host of different subjects, including marginality and gender. Editor(s): Arya, Rina; Chare, Nicholas. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
This major new volume brings together leading international scholars to debate the continuing importance and relevance of the concept of abjection for the interpretation of modern and contemporary culture. This genuinely interdisciplinary collection includes important new essays that draw on the work of Georges Bataille, Judith Butler, Julia Kristeva and other key critical thinkers to provide innovative readings of works of art, film, theatre and literature. The clear and accessible essays in this volume extend the existing literature on abjection in exciting new ways to demonstrate the enduring richness of the concept. -- .
This major new volume brings together leading international scholars to debate the continuing importance and relevance of the concept of abjection for the interpretation of modern and contemporary culture. This genuinely interdisciplinary collection includes important new essays that draw on the work of Georges Bataille, Judith Butler, Julia Kristeva and other key critical thinkers to provide innovative readings of works of art, film, theatre and literature. The clear and accessible essays in this volume extend the existing literature on abjection in exciting new ways to demonstrate the enduring richness of the concept. -- .
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096297
SKU
V9780719096297
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About Rina Arya (Ed.)
Rina Arya is Reader in Visual Communication at the University of Wolverhampton Nicholas Chare is Associate Professor of Art History in the Department of History of Art and Film Studies at the Universite de Montreal -- .
Reviews for Abject visions: Powers of horror in art and visual culture
'The exploration of the implications of abjection: being abject, positioning as abject, for the visual and performing arts defines for this collection a double relevance. It adds to the study of abjection; it adds also to the analysis of a range of artistic practices.... most of the chapters will themselves become significant in their areas while the whole performs an ... Read more