Abjection and Representation

An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature

• Author(s): R. Arya,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Pages: 231
• ISBN_10: 1349351113
  ISBN_13: 9781349351114
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / General , Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism , Performing Arts / Television / History & Criticism , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , Social Science / General , Art / Criticism & Theory , Art / History / General , Performing Arts / Film / General , Performing Arts / Television / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Art / Techniques / General , Performing Arts / General ,

Description:... Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category.