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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... mind what is for Acker / was for her character " Kathy " a place as state of mind , so , to refer to Literal Madness as " integral " is to undermine Acker's already under- mining project of a sort of gaming ( Lyotard ) and simulating ...
... mind what is for Acker / was for her character " Kathy " a place as state of mind , so , to refer to Literal Madness as " integral " is to undermine Acker's already under- mining project of a sort of gaming ( Lyotard ) and simulating ...
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... mind - control mechanism through the exposure of the referential illusion.iii Following Burroughs , Acker pressurized her medium in the hope of breaking its codes . In Empire of the Senseless , this early postmodern writing method ...
... mind - control mechanism through the exposure of the referential illusion.iii Following Burroughs , Acker pressurized her medium in the hope of breaking its codes . In Empire of the Senseless , this early postmodern writing method ...
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... mind over body . To Acker , the body replaces the mind as a vehicle for discovering truth ; it is the place where we can escape from the rationality which constructs artificial borders that bring pain to those who are consigned to an ...
... mind over body . To Acker , the body replaces the mind as a vehicle for discovering truth ; it is the place where we can escape from the rationality which constructs artificial borders that bring pain to those who are consigned to an ...
Contents
The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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