The Picture of Abjection Film, Fetish, and the Nature of Difference |
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| Author:
| Chanter, Tina |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-21918-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.