Figures of Radical Absence : Blanks and Voids in Theory, Literature, and the Arts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irimia, Alexandra-Ecaterina.

Series:

Culture and Conflict Series

Culture and Conflict Series ; v.24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical theory.

Art and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

Summary:

This scholarly work, 'Figures of Radical Absence' by Alexandra Irimia, explores the concept of absence in theory, literature, and the arts. It delves into how absence and voids can be generative principles in various forms of creative expression. The book examines theoretical frameworks from thinkers like Heidegger and Derrida, and applies these ideas to literary and artistic contexts, considering the poetics and politics of absence. It addresses topics such as empty signifiers and figures of absence in curatorial practices, performative arts, and experimental cinema. Aimed at an academic audience, it offers a comprehensive investigation into how absence shapes meaning and artistic production. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction: “An Outrage and a Phantasm”

Chapter 1 What Is a Figure of Absence? Theoretical Frameworks

Chapter 2 Non-Anthropomorphic Figures of Absence

Chapter 3 Anthropomorphic Figures of Absence

Conclusion: Politics and Poetics of Absence

Bibliography

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ISBN:

9783111150581

OCLC:

1409701977