Isbn: 9780786495887 - marks of toil: work and disfigurement in literature, film and philosophy (5 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: As New. This book has been in storage since publication and is unread. Hence the description as new . Please see images for details and feel free to request further information. Synopsis: Are people nothing more than their physical capital - what their bodies can produce and provide? This philosophical treatise examines the idea of mutational bodies as it has appeared in fiction and cinema since the industrial era, theorizing that capitalism and other modern collective systems require transformations both literal and figurative for the individual to survive. Infringements on individualism include both the concept of eternity, which asks that we resign ourselves to life and death as endless waiting, and the Hegelian dialectic itself, which has been reversed by neoconservative thinkers into a new conviction that the rich are oppressed by the poor. In response, the author suggests the inauguration of a post-dialectic "ethical materialism." Subjects considered in this book include the films of Charlie Kaufman and Stan Brakhage, the fiction of Philip Roth and Don DeLillo, the feminist art criticism of Lucy Lippard, and the meanings of virtuality and the internet.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780786495887.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 207 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.