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The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt : The Powers and Limits of Psychoanalysis
by Julia Kristeva and Jeanine Herman
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Freud and psychoanalysis taught us that rebellion is what guarantees our independence and our creative abilities. But in the contemporary "entertainment" culture, is rebellion still a viable option? Is it still possible to build and embrace a counterculture? For whom--and against what?
Julia Kristeva illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three twentieth-century writers: the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, the surrealist Louis Aragon, and the theorist Roland Barthes. These figures, according to Kristeva, took part in a revolution against accepted notions of identity--of one's relation to others. She places their accomplishments in the context of other revolutionary movements in art, literature, and politics, also offering an illuminating discussion of Freud's groundbreaking work on rebellion.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9780231216746
- ISBN-10: 0231216742
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publish Date: January 2025
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.72 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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