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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... potential to masochism , " and identifies that potential as especially opposed to the construction of gender identities sanctioned by main- stream culture ( 284 ) . While " humiliation ... constitutes the only sense of self " for the ...
... potential to masochism , " and identifies that potential as especially opposed to the construction of gender identities sanctioned by main- stream culture ( 284 ) . While " humiliation ... constitutes the only sense of self " for the ...
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... potential of female sexuality . Acker's explorations of these issues leads to an impasse : no concrete escape from patriarchal capitalist power can as yet be articu- lated . In a 1984 Artforum article Acker argued that description is no ...
... potential of female sexuality . Acker's explorations of these issues leads to an impasse : no concrete escape from patriarchal capitalist power can as yet be articu- lated . In a 1984 Artforum article Acker argued that description is no ...
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... potential , especially when considered in light of Acker's late writings.iv Hutcheon observes that parody " both legitimizes and subverts that which it parodies . This kind of authorized transgression is what makes it a ready vehicle ...
... potential , especially when considered in light of Acker's late writings.iv Hutcheon observes that parody " both legitimizes and subverts that which it parodies . This kind of authorized transgression is what makes it a ready vehicle ...
Contents
The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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