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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... perhaps the body has come to substitute for the psyche in Foucault " ( 94 ) . This substitution emphasizing sensation and action over thought , outer life over inner , seems troubling to Butler , perhaps because she presumes an ...
... perhaps the body has come to substitute for the psyche in Foucault " ( 94 ) . This substitution emphasizing sensation and action over thought , outer life over inner , seems troubling to Butler , perhaps because she presumes an ...
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... perhaps what must ultimately be seen as our primary concern here : What pattern of signification unites the body ( Acker's own by way of her female pro- tagonists ) with the letter ( of the law ? of the rule of law ? ) that surrounds ...
... perhaps what must ultimately be seen as our primary concern here : What pattern of signification unites the body ( Acker's own by way of her female pro- tagonists ) with the letter ( of the law ? of the rule of law ? ) that surrounds ...
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... perhaps not even necessary any more . The problem now , as Acker stated in an interview , was that peo- ple knew what was happening but were nihilistic about it . It was time for the writer or artist to accept her political ...
... perhaps not even necessary any more . The problem now , as Acker stated in an interview , was that peo- ple knew what was happening but were nihilistic about it . It was time for the writer or artist to accept her political ...
Contents
The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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