264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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In The Threshold of the Visible World Kaja Silverman advances a revolutionary new political aesthetic, exploring the possibilities for looking beyond the restrictive mandates of the self, and the normative aspects of the cultural image-repertoire. She provides a detailed account of the social and psychic forces which constrain us to look and identify in normative ways, and the violence... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 The Threshold; Chapter 1 The Bodily Ego; Chapter 2 From the Ideal-Ego to the Active Gift of Love; Chapter 3 Political Ecstasy; Part 2 The Visible World; Chapter 4 The Gaze; Chapter 5 The Look; Chapter 6 The Screen;
Biography
Silverman, Kaja
"...Silverman has managed to advance an ethical position with scrupulous lucidity, as intricate as it is compelling and inspiring." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian
