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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... she was . [ ... ] Since my mother felt that she had be alone in order to find out who she was and might be , she kept abandoning and returning to love " ( 3 ) . This alternation of love and abandonment provides a powerful stimulus for ...
... she was . [ ... ] Since my mother felt that she had be alone in order to find out who she was and might be , she kept abandoning and returning to love " ( 3 ) . This alternation of love and abandonment provides a powerful stimulus for ...
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... she's dead and " in the middle of dirt " and ending with Orpheus's re - establishment in " the realm of the living " ( 15 , 25 ) , exceeds the boundaries of the relatively traditional dramatic form that was established in the work's ...
... she's dead and " in the middle of dirt " and ending with Orpheus's re - establishment in " the realm of the living " ( 15 , 25 ) , exceeds the boundaries of the relatively traditional dramatic form that was established in the work's ...
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... she is not talking about a master narrative .... She is talking about meaning as it reveals itself and so is co - equivalent to language . ( 100 ) For Acker , the point of contact between Arendt and herself is narration and its relation ...
... she is not talking about a master narrative .... She is talking about meaning as it reveals itself and so is co - equivalent to language . ( 100 ) For Acker , the point of contact between Arendt and herself is narration and its relation ...
Contents
The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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