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Format: XIII, 245 S.

ISBN: 9780231166829 , 9780231537117

Series Statement: Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Introduction: Losing our headsKristeva and Benjamin: melancholy and the allegorical imagination -- Kenotic art: negativity, iconoclasm, inscription -- To be and remain foreign: tarrying with l'inquietante etrangete alongside Arendt -- And Kafka -- Sublimating maman: experience, time, and the re-erotization of existence in -- Kristeva's reading of Marcel Proust -- The "Orestes Complex": thinking hatred, forgiveness, Greek tragedy, and the -- Cinema of the "thought specular" with Hegel, Freud, and Klein -- Conclusion: forging a/head.

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Language: English

Subjects: Philosophy

Keywords: Kristeva, Julia 1941- ; Philosophie ; Psychoanalyse ; Künste

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Format: 1 online resource(264 p.) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2014. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780231537117

Series Statement: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts

Content: While philosophy and psychoanalysis privilege language and conceptual distinctions and mistrust the image, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva recognizes the power of art and the imagination to unblock important sources of meaning. She also appreciates the process through which creative acts counteract and transform feelings of violence and depression. Reviewing Kristeva's corpus, Elaine P. Miller considers the intellectual's "aesthetic idea" and "thought specular" in their capacity to reshape depressive thought on both the individual and cultural level. She revisits Kristeva's reading of Walter Benjamin with reference to melancholic art and the imagination's allegorical structure; her analysis of Byzantine iconoclasm in relation to Freud's psychoanalytic theory of negation and Hegel's dialectical negativity; her understanding of Proust as an exemplary practitioner of sublimation; her rereading of Kant and Arendt in terms of art as an intentional lingering with foreignness; and her argument that forgiveness is both a philosophical and psychoanalytic method of transcending a "stuck" existence. Focusing on specific artworks that illustrate Kristeva's ideas, from ancient Greek tragedy to early photography, contemporary installation art, and film, Miller positions creative acts as a form of "spiritual inoculation" against the violence of our society and its discouragement of thought and reflection.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: Losing our Heads -- , 1. Kristeva and Benjamin: Melancholy and the Allegorical Imagination -- , 2. Kenotic Art: Negativity, Iconoclasm, Inscription -- , 3. To Be and Remain Foreign: Tarrying with L’Inquiétante Étrangeté Alongside Arendt and Kafka -- , 4. Sublimating Maman : Experience, Time, and the Re-erotization of Existence in Kristeva’s Reading of Marcel Proust -- , 5. The "Orestes Complex": Thinking Hatred, Forgiveness, Greek Tragedy, and the Cinema of the "Thought Specular" with Hegel, Freud, and Klein -- , Conclusion: Forging a Head -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , Backmatter -- , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: Losing our Heads -- , 1. Kristeva and Benjamin: Melancholy and the Allegorical Imagination -- , 2. Kenotic Art: Negativity, Iconoclasm, Inscription -- , 3. To Be and Remain Foreign: Tarrying with L’Inquiétante Étrangeté Alongside Arendt and Kafka -- , 4. Sublimating Maman : Experience, Time, and the Re-erotization of Existence in Kristeva’s Reading of Marcel Proust -- , 5. The "Orestes Complex": Thinking Hatred, Forgiveness, Greek Tragedy, and the Cinema of the "Thought Specular" with Hegel, Freud, and Klein -- , Conclusion: Forging a Head -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , Backmatter. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/mill16682

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/mill16682

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Format: 1 online resource (265 pages).

ISBN: 9780231537117 (e-book)

Series Statement: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism and the Arts

Additional Edition: Print version: Miller, Elaine, 1962- Head cases : Julia Kristeva on philosophy and art in depressed times. New York : Columbia University Press, c2014 ISBN 9780231166829

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Format: 1 online resource (265 p.)

ISBN: 0-231-53711-5

Series Statement: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism and the Arts

Content: While philosophy and psychoanalysis privilege language and conceptual distinctions and mistrust the image, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva recognizes the power of art and the imagination to unblock important sources of meaning. She also appreciates the process through which creative acts counteract and transform feelings of violence and depression. Reviewing Kristeva's corpus, Elaine P. Miller considers the intellectual's "aesthetic idea" and "thought specular" in their capacity to reshape depressive thought on both the individual and cultural level. She revisits Kristeva's reading of Walter Benjamin with reference to melancholic art and the imagination's allegorical structure; her analysis of Byzantine iconoclasm in relation to Freud's psychoanalytic theory of negation and Hegel's dialectical negativity; her understanding of Proust as an exemplary practitioner of sublimation; her rereading of Kant and Arendt in terms of art as an intentional lingering with foreignness; and her argument that forgiveness is both a philosophical and psychoanalytic method of transcending a "stuck" existence. Focusing on specific artworks that illustrate Kristeva's ideas, from ancient Greek tragedy to early photography, contemporary installation art, and film, Miller positions creative acts as a form of "spiritual inoculation" against the violence of our society and its discouragement of thought and reflection.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: Losing our Heads -- , 1. Kristeva and Benjamin: Melancholy and the Allegorical Imagination -- , 2. Kenotic Art: Negativity, Iconoclasm, Inscription -- , 3. To Be and Remain Foreign: Tarrying with L'Inquiétante Étrangeté Alongside Arendt and Kafka -- , 4. Sublimating Maman : Experience, Time, and the Re-erotization of Existence in Kristeva's Reading of Marcel Proust -- , 5. The "Orestes Complex": Thinking Hatred, Forgiveness, Greek Tragedy, and the Cinema of the "Thought Specular" with Hegel, Freud, and Klein -- , Conclusion: Forging a Head -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , English

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Language: English

Subjects: Philosophy

DOI: 10.7312/mill16682

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Format: 1 online resource (xiii, 245 pages).

ISBN: 9780231537117 (ebook) :

Series Statement: Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts

Content: While philosophy and psychoanalysis privilege language and conceptual distinctions and mistrust the image, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva recognises the power of art and the imagination to unblock important sources of meaning. She also appreciates the process through which creative acts counteract and transform feelings of violence and depression. Reviewing Kristeva's corpus, Elaine P. Miller considers the intellectual's 'aesthetic idea' and 'thought specular' in their capacity to reshape depressive thought on both the individual and cultural level.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780231166829

Language: English

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