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The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference

Tina Chanter

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Description:"A timely and important project that changes our understanding of the role of abjection both in cultural politics and in the structure of film." --Ewa Ziarek, State University of New York at BuffaloTina Chanter resolves a fundamental problem in film theory by negotiating a middle path between "gaze theory" approaches to film and spectator studies or cultural theory approaches that emphasize the position of the viewer and thereby take account of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chanter argues that abjection is the unthought ground of fetishistic theories. If the feminine has been the privileged excluded other of psychoanalytic theory, fueled by the myth of castration and the logic of disavowal, when fetishism is taken up by race theory, or cultural theory, the multiple and fluid registers of abjection are obscured. By mobilizing a theory of abjection, the book shows how the appeal to phallic, fetishistic theories continues to reify the hegemonic categories of race, class, sexuality, and gender, as if they stood as self-evident categories."An intriguing read, especially for those who favor psychological models of criticism in film theory . . . Recommended." --ChoiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference. To get started finding The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 393

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: 2008

ISBN: 0253027772

Description: "A timely and important project that changes our understanding of the role of abjection both in cultural politics and in the structure of film." --Ewa Ziarek, State University of New York at BuffaloTina Chanter resolves a fundamental problem in film theory by negotiating a middle path between "gaze theory" approaches to film and spectator studies or cultural theory approaches that emphasize the position of the viewer and thereby take account of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chanter argues that abjection is the unthought ground of fetishistic theories. If the feminine has been the privileged excluded other of psychoanalytic theory, fueled by the myth of castration and the logic of disavowal, when fetishism is taken up by race theory, or cultural theory, the multiple and fluid registers of abjection are obscured. By mobilizing a theory of abjection, the book shows how the appeal to phallic, fetishistic theories continues to reify the hegemonic categories of race, class, sexuality, and gender, as if they stood as self-evident categories."An intriguing read, especially for those who favor psychological models of criticism in film theory . . . Recommended." --ChoiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference. To get started finding The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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