Foucault on the arts and letters : perspectives for the 21st century / edited by Catherine M. Soussloff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Soussloff, Catherine M.

Series:

Global aesthetic research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Art and philosophy.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Physical Description:

xviii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]

Summary:

As one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, Michel Foucault's reputation today rests on his political philosophy in relation to the contemporary subject in a neo-liberal and globalized society. This book offers insight into the role of the arts in Foucault's thought as a means to better understanding his contribution to larger debates concerning contemporary existence. Visual culture, literary, film and performance studies have all engaged with Foucauldian theories, but a full examination of Foucault's significance for aesthetic discourse has been lacking until now. This book argues that Foucault's particular approach to philosophy as a way of thinking the self through the work of art provides significant grounds for rethinking his impact today. Foucault on the Arts and Letters moves across as many disciplinary boundaries as Foucault himself did, demonstrating the value of Foucault's approach to aesthetic discourse for our understanding of how the arts and humanities effect upon contemporary existence in a globalized society. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Visual Articulations 1

1 Unreason and the Ambiguities of Silence / Dana Arnold Arnold, Dana 3

2 The Photogenic Invention of Thought-Emotion: Duane Michals and Michel Foucault / Anton Lee Lee, Anton 25

3 Documents, Monuments, and Photographs: Jean-Lac Moulène with Michel Foucault / Sophie Berrebi Berrebi, Sophie 45

Part II Bodily Experience in Dance and Music 63

4 Body Techniques and Techniques of the Self: On Some Uses of Foucault's Concepts in the Choreographic Field / Frédéric Pouillaude Pouillaude, Frédéric 65

5 Discipline and Pianist: Foucault and the Genealogy of the Étude / Brandon Konoval Konoval, Brandon 79

Part III Heroic and Tragic Subjectivities 103

6 Foucault's Baudelaire / Sima Godfrey Godfrey, Sima 105

7 Foucault's Beckett / Marisa C. Sánchez Sánchez, Marisa C. 121

8 The Role of Parrhesia in King Lear / Arianna Sforzini Sforzini, Arianna 135

Part IV Aesthetics Transformed 147

9 Deleuze on Foucault: The Recourse to Painting / Catherine M. Soussloff Soussloff, Catherine M. 149

10 Critical Travels, Discursive Practices: Foucault in Tunis / Ilka Kressner Kressner, Ilka 165

11 Remaking the Self in Heterotopia / Andrew Ballantyne Ballantyne, Andrew 181

12 The Aesthetics of Bios / Frédéric Gros Gros, Frédéric, Sima Godfrey Godfrey, Sima 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783485741

9781783485734

1783485736

1783485744

OCLC:

923795710

Publisher Number:

99970380534