Devouring InstitutionsMichael Hardin Essays by 13 authors, including Robert Mazzola, Carol Siegel, and Svetlana Mintcheva. Sections include "Writing between Madness and Paralysis," "Building the Body of Desires," "Attacking Language" and "Post-Plagiarism." With an introduction by the editor and a primary and secondary bibliography of Acker's work. . |
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... mark a failed or a suc- cessful quest ? Perhaps it marks neither . That is to say , what itinerant and pirate women need to understand according to Acker is that the acces- sibility of treasure is itself a male fiction and that the ...
... mark a failed or a suc- cessful quest ? Perhaps it marks neither . That is to say , what itinerant and pirate women need to understand according to Acker is that the acces- sibility of treasure is itself a male fiction and that the ...
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... Mark's ( Twain ) help . Although this section is reminiscent of Huck and Tom's attempt to free Jim from the cabin , Acker states it was based on a friend who read it as such : " Mark ... was based very direct- ly after a real person who ...
... Mark's ( Twain ) help . Although this section is reminiscent of Huck and Tom's attempt to free Jim from the cabin , Acker states it was based on a friend who read it as such : " Mark ... was based very direct- ly after a real person who ...
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... marks an important nexus in her work . " The Gift of Disease " both extends Acker's examination of identity from her ... mark the narrative's most troubling moments . In all three texts , the breast surgeon tells Acker , " All of us are ...
... marks an important nexus in her work . " The Gift of Disease " both extends Acker's examination of identity from her ... mark the narrative's most troubling moments . In all three texts , the breast surgeon tells Acker , " All of us are ...
Contents
The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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