Surrealism was not merely an artistic movement to its adherents but
an "instrument of knowledge," an attempt to transform the way we
see the world by unleashing the unconscious as a radical, new means
of constructing reality. Born out of the crisis of civilization
brought about by World War I, it presented a sustained challenge to
scientific rationalism as a privileged mode of knowing. In certain
ways, surrealism's critique of white, Western civilization
anticipated many later attempts at producing feminist and
postcolonial epistemologies. With Making Trouble, sociologist and
cultural historian Derek Sayer explores what it might mean to take
surrealism's critique of civilization seriously. Drawing on a
remarkable range of sources, Sayer first establishes surrealism as
an important intellectual antecedent to the study of the human
sciences today. He then makes a compelling and well-written
argument for rethinking surrealism as a contemporary methodological
resource for all those who still look to the human sciences not
only as a way to interpret the world, but also to change it.
General
Imprint: |
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2017 |
Authors: |
Derek Sayer
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Dimensions: |
183 x 122 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
96 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9966355-2-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-9966355-2-1 |
Barcode: |
9780996635523 |
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