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Automatic Woman: The Representation of Woman in Surrealism
Katharine Conley
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Paperback. Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. This work addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, it develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of woman. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGH; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. In Automatic Woman, Katharine Conley addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, Conley develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of Woman.
Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. In Automatic Woman, Katharine Conley addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, Conley develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of Woman.
Conley begins with a discussion of the composite image of Woman developed by such early male Surrealists as André Breton, Francis Picabia, and Paul Eluard. She labels that image “Automatic Woman”—a term that comprises views of Woman as provocative and revolutionary but also as a depersonalized object largely devoid of individuality ... Read more
Automatic Woman is distinguished by Katharine Conley’s judicious understanding of how women—and the image of Woman—figured in Surrealism. The book is an important contemporary account of a cultural movement that continues to fascinate, influence, and provoke us.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803218420
SKU
V9780803218420
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About Katharine Conley
Katharine Conley is an assistant professor of French at Dartmouth College.
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