Read A Body of Individuals

A Body of Individuals

Sue-Im Lee

4.9/5 (13947 ratings)

Description:Why are some versions of the collective "we" admired and desired while other versions are scorned and feared? A Body of Individuals: The Paradox of Community in Contemporary Fiction examines the conflict over the collective "we" through discourses of community. In the discourse of benevolent community, community is a tool towards achieving healing, productiveness, and connection. In the discourse of dissenting community, community that serves a function is simply another name for totalitarianism; instead, community must merely be a fact of coexistence. What are the sources and the appeal of these irreconcilable views of community, and how do they interact in contemporary fiction's attempt at imagining "we"? By engaging contemporary U.S. writers such as Toni Morrison, Richard Powers, Karen Tei Yamashita, Lydia Davis, Lynne Tillman, and David Markson with theorists such as Jean-Luc Nancy, Giorgio Agamben, François Lyotard, Ernesto Laclau, Louis Althusser, Roland Barthes, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, this book reveals how the two conflicting discourses of community--benevolent and dissenting--are inextricably intertwined in various literary visions of "we"--"we" of the family, of the world, of the human, and of coexistence. These literary visions demonstrate, in a way that popular visions of community and postmodern theories of community cannot, the dialectical relationship between the discourses of benevolent community and dissenting community. Sue-Im Lee argues that contemporary fiction's inability to resolve the paradox results in a model of ambivalent community, one that offers unique insights into community and into the very notion of unity.We 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 A Body of Individuals. To get started finding A Body of Individuals, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 216

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2009

ISBN: so0fAQAAIAAJ

Description: Why are some versions of the collective "we" admired and desired while other versions are scorned and feared? A Body of Individuals: The Paradox of Community in Contemporary Fiction examines the conflict over the collective "we" through discourses of community. In the discourse of benevolent community, community is a tool towards achieving healing, productiveness, and connection. In the discourse of dissenting community, community that serves a function is simply another name for totalitarianism; instead, community must merely be a fact of coexistence. What are the sources and the appeal of these irreconcilable views of community, and how do they interact in contemporary fiction's attempt at imagining "we"? By engaging contemporary U.S. writers such as Toni Morrison, Richard Powers, Karen Tei Yamashita, Lydia Davis, Lynne Tillman, and David Markson with theorists such as Jean-Luc Nancy, Giorgio Agamben, François Lyotard, Ernesto Laclau, Louis Althusser, Roland Barthes, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, this book reveals how the two conflicting discourses of community--benevolent and dissenting--are inextricably intertwined in various literary visions of "we"--"we" of the family, of the world, of the human, and of coexistence. These literary visions demonstrate, in a way that popular visions of community and postmodern theories of community cannot, the dialectical relationship between the discourses of benevolent community and dissenting community. Sue-Im Lee argues that contemporary fiction's inability to resolve the paradox results in a model of ambivalent community, one that offers unique insights into community and into the very notion of unity.We 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 A Body of Individuals. To get started finding A Body of Individuals, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

A Body of Individuals

A Body of Individuals

More Books

A Body of Individuals: The Paradox of Community in Contemporary Fiction

A Body of Individuals: The Paradox of Community in Contemporary Fiction

Fiction's Present: Situating Contemporary Narrative Innovation

Fiction's Present: Situating Contemporary Narrative Innovation

[Yoga Tips for People with MS: Quick and Simple Techniques to Improve Posture and Mobility] (By: Sue Lee) [published: December, 2009]

[Yoga Tips for People with MS: Quick and Simple Techniques to Improve Posture and Mobility] (By: Sue Lee) [published: December, 2009]

Mini cuentos para niños en español: 18 Historias cortas de 5 minutos para leer antes de dormir, fomentar la imaginación y acompañar dulces sueños. ... para niños de 2-6 años (Spanish Edition)

Mini cuentos para niños en español: 18 Historias cortas de 5 minutos para leer antes de dormir, fomentar la imaginación y acompañar dulces sueños. ... para niños de 2-6 años (Spanish Edition)

Aprendiendo a Leer y Escribir: 100 Palabras Básicas de Animales con Imágenes Español-Sueco: Mi Gran Libro de Lectura, Escritura, Ortografía y ... 5-8 WORKBOOK / ACTIVITIES) (Spanish Edition)

Aprendiendo a Leer y Escribir: 100 Palabras Básicas de Animales con Imágenes Español-Sueco: Mi Gran Libro de Lectura, Escritura, Ortografía y ... 5-8 WORKBOOK / ACTIVITIES) (Spanish Edition)

El Gatito y el Viento: Un cuento tierno e inspirador para leer y dejar volar la imaginación. Para lectores principiantes. (Los sueños de Mixu) (Spanish Edition)

El Gatito y el Viento: Un cuento tierno e inspirador para leer y dejar volar la imaginación. Para lectores principiantes. (Los sueños de Mixu) (Spanish Edition)

One-to-Sue Lee (2009) ISBN: 428606221X [Japanese Import]

One-to-Sue Lee (2009) ISBN: 428606221X [Japanese Import]

Yoga Tips for People with MS: Quick and Simple Techniques to Improve Posture and Mobility by Sue Lee (2009-12-31)

Yoga Tips for People with MS: Quick and Simple Techniques to Improve Posture and Mobility by Sue Lee (2009-12-31)

Literary Gestures: The Aesthetic in Asian American Writing

Literary Gestures: The Aesthetic in Asian American Writing