In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. By bringing together writers from different disciplines and different locations, this volume provides a rich and diverse mapping of how the secret and forbidden operate across different subjects and different geographies, extending far beyond physical locations. It is present in domains ranging from language, literature, and cinema to social…mehr
In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. By bringing together writers from different disciplines and different locations, this volume provides a rich and diverse mapping of how the secret and forbidden operate across different subjects and different geographies, extending far beyond physical locations. It is present in domains ranging from language, literature, and cinema to social and political life. This refreshing and thought-provoking collection of essays will prove invaluable for researchers and students.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections Nr.4
Catherine O'Brien is Senior Lecturer in French and German at Kingston University.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Spaces, Places, Sites/Sights of the Secret and Forbidden Fran Lloyd and Catherine O'Brien PART I: THE LITERARY SPACES OF DESIRE Chapter 1. Walls, Curtains and Screens: Spatio-Sexual Metaphor in the Kagerô nikki Valerie Henitiuk Chapter 2. Secrets of the Forbidden Chamber: Bluebeard Tivadar Gorilovics Chapter 3. Secrecy and Masquerade in Stendhal Jean-Jacques Hamm Chapter 4. Thresholds of Desire and Domestic Space in Nineteenth-Century French Fiction Tony Williams Chapter 5. Women's Sanctuaries and Spatial Transgressions in the Novels of Jean Giraudoux Victoria B. Korzeniowska Chapter 6. Forbidden Desires: Adolescent Sexuality in Jean Cocteau and Antal Szerb Franciska Skutta Chapter 7. Quests in a Cupboard Agnès Cardinal PART II: POLITICS OF THE FORBIDDEN Chapter 8. Human Interiority and the French Enlightenment Xavier Martin Chapter 9. The Hidden World of the Marais Gordon Phillips Chapter 10. Making Ideal Histories: The Film Censorship Board in Postwar France Suzanne Langlois Chapter 11. Forbidden Reality: the Language and Functions of Propaganda Magda Stroinska Chapter 12. Walking a Tightrope Over Forbidden Territory: East German Cinema and Evelyn Schmidt's The Bicycle Andrea Rinke Chapter 13. Naming and Exclusion: the Politics of Language in Contemporary France Clarissa Wilks and Noëlle Brick Chapter 14. Cobwebby States, Chilled Vaults? The Nation State in Contemporary Irish Feminist Poetry Anu Hirsiaho PART III: VISUAL SPACES EMBODIED PLACES Chapter 15. The Virtual Intersection: a Meditation on Domestic Virtue Jorella Andrews Chapter 16. 'Anxious Performances': Aestheticism, the Art Gallery and the Ambulatory Geographies of Late Nineteenth-Century London Andrew P. Stephenson Chapter 17. You Want to See? Well, take a look at this! Ethical Vision, Disembodiment and Light in Marcel Duchamp's Etant Donnés Chris Horrocks Chapter 18. Lost in Space Between East and West: Roots Behind the Iron Curtain Marja Keränen Chapter 19. Making Spaces Visible: Alison Wilding's Early Sculpture Fran Lloyd Chapter 20. Hidden Spaces and Public Places: Women, Memory and Contemporary Monuments - Jenny Holzer and Rachel Whiteread Sue Malvern Conclusion: Rethinking Culture Fran Lloyd and Catherine O'Brien Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Spaces, Places, Sites/Sights of the Secret and Forbidden Fran Lloyd and Catherine O'Brien PART I: THE LITERARY SPACES OF DESIRE Chapter 1. Walls, Curtains and Screens: Spatio-Sexual Metaphor in the Kagerô nikki Valerie Henitiuk Chapter 2. Secrets of the Forbidden Chamber: Bluebeard Tivadar Gorilovics Chapter 3. Secrecy and Masquerade in Stendhal Jean-Jacques Hamm Chapter 4. Thresholds of Desire and Domestic Space in Nineteenth-Century French Fiction Tony Williams Chapter 5. Women's Sanctuaries and Spatial Transgressions in the Novels of Jean Giraudoux Victoria B. Korzeniowska Chapter 6. Forbidden Desires: Adolescent Sexuality in Jean Cocteau and Antal Szerb Franciska Skutta Chapter 7. Quests in a Cupboard Agnès Cardinal PART II: POLITICS OF THE FORBIDDEN Chapter 8. Human Interiority and the French Enlightenment Xavier Martin Chapter 9. The Hidden World of the Marais Gordon Phillips Chapter 10. Making Ideal Histories: The Film Censorship Board in Postwar France Suzanne Langlois Chapter 11. Forbidden Reality: the Language and Functions of Propaganda Magda Stroinska Chapter 12. Walking a Tightrope Over Forbidden Territory: East German Cinema and Evelyn Schmidt's The Bicycle Andrea Rinke Chapter 13. Naming and Exclusion: the Politics of Language in Contemporary France Clarissa Wilks and Noëlle Brick Chapter 14. Cobwebby States, Chilled Vaults? The Nation State in Contemporary Irish Feminist Poetry Anu Hirsiaho PART III: VISUAL SPACES EMBODIED PLACES Chapter 15. The Virtual Intersection: a Meditation on Domestic Virtue Jorella Andrews Chapter 16. 'Anxious Performances': Aestheticism, the Art Gallery and the Ambulatory Geographies of Late Nineteenth-Century London Andrew P. Stephenson Chapter 17. You Want to See? Well, take a look at this! Ethical Vision, Disembodiment and Light in Marcel Duchamp's Etant Donnés Chris Horrocks Chapter 18. Lost in Space Between East and West: Roots Behind the Iron Curtain Marja Keränen Chapter 19. Making Spaces Visible: Alison Wilding's Early Sculpture Fran Lloyd Chapter 20. Hidden Spaces and Public Places: Women, Memory and Contemporary Monuments - Jenny Holzer and Rachel Whiteread Sue Malvern Conclusion: Rethinking Culture Fran Lloyd and Catherine O'Brien Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index
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