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Horrorism: Naming Contemporary Violence
Adriana Cavarero
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Description for Horrorism: Naming Contemporary Violence
Hardback. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Words like "terrorism" and "war" no longer encompass the scope of contemporary violence. With this explosive book, Adriana Cavarero, one of the world's most provocative feminist theorists and political philosophers, effectively renders such terms obsolete. She introduces a new word--"horrorism"--to capture the experience of violence. Unlike terror, horrorism is a form of violation grounded in the offense of disfiguration and massacre. Numerous outbursts of violence fall within Cavarero's category of horrorism, especially when the phenomenology of violence is considered from the perspective of the victim rather than that of the warrior. Cavarero locates horrorism in the philosophical, political, literary, and ... Read more
Words like "terrorism" and "war" no longer encompass the scope of contemporary violence. With this explosive book, Adriana Cavarero, one of the world's most provocative feminist theorists and political philosophers, effectively renders such terms obsolete. She introduces a new word--"horrorism"--to capture the experience of violence. Unlike terror, horrorism is a form of violation grounded in the offense of disfiguration and massacre. Numerous outbursts of violence fall within Cavarero's category of horrorism, especially when the phenomenology of violence is considered from the perspective of the victim rather than that of the warrior. Cavarero locates horrorism in the philosophical, political, literary, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Critical Theory
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144568
SKU
V9780231144568
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About Adriana Cavarero
Adriana Cavarero is professor of political philosophy at the University of Verona. Her books in English include In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy; Stately Bodies: Literature, Philosophy, and the Question of Gender; Relating Narratives: Storytelling and Selfhood; and For More Than One Voice: Toward a Philosophy of Vocal Expression.
Reviews for Horrorism: Naming Contemporary Violence
Essential. Choice Her book is indispensable for anyone keen to understand violence in our society today.
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