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Is the Rectum a Grave? (Paperback)
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Is the Rectum a Grave? (Paperback)
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Over the course of a distinguished career, critic Leo Bersani has
tackled a range of issues in his writing, and this collection
gathers together some of his finest work. Beginning with one of the
foundations of queer theory - his famous meditation on how sex
leads to a shattering of the self, "Is the Rectum a Grave?" - this
volume charts the inspired connections Bersani has made between
sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. Over the course of these
essays, Bersani grapples with thinkers ranging from Plato to
Descartes to Georg Simmel. Foucault and Freud recur as key figures,
and although Foucault rejected psychoanalysis, Bersani contends
that by considering his ideas alongside Freud's, one gains a
clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one
another. For Bersani, art represents a crucial guide for conceiving
new ways of connecting to the world, and so, in many of these
essays, he stresses the importance of aesthetics, analyzing works
by Jean Genet, Caravaggio, Proust, Pedro Almodovar, and Jean-Luc
Godard. Documenting over two decades in the life of one of the best
minds working in the humanities today, "Is the Rectum a Grave? and
Other Essays" is a unique opportunity to explore the fruitful
career of a formidable intellect.
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