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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. -- .Product Identifiers
PublisherManchester University Press
ISBN-139780719096280
eBay Product ID (ePID)221190858
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Book TitleAbject Visions: Powers of Horror in Art and Visual Culture
AuthorRina Arya, Nicholas Chare
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt Theory
Publication Year2016
GenreArt & Culture
Number of Pages248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
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EditorNicholas Chare, Rina Arya
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom