Abject visions

Powers of horror in art and visual culture

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Criticism, Business & Finance
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Author: ISBN: 9781784997724
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: May 3, 2016
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781784997724
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: May 3, 2016
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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