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Neither Subject nor Object. There looms, within abjection, one of those violent, dark revolts of being, directed against a threat that seems to emanate from an exorbitant outside or inside, ejected beyond the scope of the possible, the tolerable, the thinkable.
4 de jun. de 1984 · Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse." Skip to main content Visit us today at 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142. Close this ...
From the book Classic Readings on Monster Theory. “Approaching Abjection,” from Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection was published in Classic Readings on Monster Theory on page 67.
1 de jul. de 2016 · Abstract. The rich variety of essays in Abject Visions: Powers of Horror in Art and Visual Culture demonstrate that abjection as a concept continues to hold great value as an aid to cultural understanding and a prompt to critical reflection. They communicate the enduring power and relevance of the abject by explaining how it conveys ideas about aesthetic, social and moral conventions with ...
This essay analyzes the implications of the performative aspects of Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror by situating this work in the context of similar aspects of her previous work. This construction and its relationship to abjection are integral components of Kristeva's notion of practice and as such are fundamental to her critique of Hegel and Freud.
21 de nov. de 2014 · Kristeva’s Powers of Horror analyzes powerful fantasies of eating and devouring associated with both animals and women, particularly mothers. The first half of Powers of Horror, which sets out the theory of abjection, could be read as an account of the essential link between animal and mother in the constitution of the human psyche.As Kristeva describes it, abjection is the result of the ...
Keeping it Intimate: A Meditation on the Power of Horror. Sara Beardsworth - 2013 - Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy 21 (1):127-131. The Speaking Abject in Kristeva's Powers of Horror. Thea Harrington - 1998 - Hypatia 13 (1):138-157. Horror.
