Abjection and Representation: An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature - Hardcover

Arya, R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230389333 ISBN 13: 9780230389335

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. Rina Arya provides an accessible, systematic and interdisciplinary exposition of abjection in the development of the subject in psychoanalysis, the role that it occupies in society, and its resonance in different cultural fields. Drawing on the work of Georges Bataille, Mary Douglas and other theorists, the book explores the significance and ongoing relevance of abjection as a cultural code that is of interest to contemporary artists, writers and film theorists. It promotes rigour, intelligibility and cross-disciplinary understanding.

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About the Author

Rina Arya is Reader at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Her areas of expertise include art theory and post-war art, and she has written extensively on Francis Bacon and Georges Bataille. Previously published works include Francis Bacon: Painting in a Godless World (2012), which was long-listed for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History, Contemplations of the Spiritual in Art (2013) and Abject Visions: Powers of Horror in Art and Visual Culture (co-edited with Nicholas Chare; 2015).

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230389333
• ISBN 13: 9780230389335
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243