The Animal Surreal explores the varied ways that Darwinian theory affected Surrealist thought, primarily through an exploration of Surrealist representations of nonhuman animals as kin to humans. It considers other animals as embodiments of the marvelous and the uncanny, and it addresses the politics of their implicit critique of anthropocentrism.
The Animal Surreal explores the varied ways that Darwinian theory affected Surrealist thought, primarily through an exploration of Surrealist representations of nonhuman animals as kin to humans. It considers other animals as embodiments of the marvelous and the uncanny, and it addresses the politics of their implicit critique of anthropocentrism.
Kirsten Strom is a professor of art history at Grand Valley State University where she was a recipient of the Pew Teaching Excellence Award. She has published articles and book chapters on a range of topics including postmodern design, "dance anthropology," animal studies, and Surrealism.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1: An Introduction to Animals, Darwin, and Surrealism Chapter 2: The Darwinian Uncanny Chapter 3: A Darwinian Marvelous Chapter 4: Les Espaces des Animaux: The Politics of Space in Human-Animal Relationships Chapter 5: Hybridity, Variability, and Mutation Chapter 6: Max Ernst, Loplop, Totems, and Taboos Chapter 7: Les Animaux et leurs femmes, les femmes et leurs animaux Chapter 8: Madness, Animals, Automatons, Automatism Chapter 9: Human Animality: Natural and Sexual Selection in the films of Luis Buñuel Chapter 10: The Other Darwinism: Surrealism and Social Darwinism Chapter 11: Animality, Documents, and the Early Bataille Chapter 12: Humans, Animals, and Sacrifice in Bataille's Later Writing Notes on Surrealist Participants Works Cited Author and Artist Index Subject Index
Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1: An Introduction to Animals, Darwin, and Surrealism Chapter 2: The Darwinian Uncanny Chapter 3: A Darwinian Marvelous Chapter 4: Les Espaces des Animaux: The Politics of Space in Human-Animal Relationships Chapter 5: Hybridity, Variability, and Mutation Chapter 6: Max Ernst, Loplop, Totems, and Taboos Chapter 7: Les Animaux et leurs femmes, les femmes et leurs animaux Chapter 8: Madness, Animals, Automatons, Automatism Chapter 9: Human Animality: Natural and Sexual Selection in the films of Luis Buñuel Chapter 10: The Other Darwinism: Surrealism and Social Darwinism Chapter 11: Animality, Documents, and the Early Bataille Chapter 12: Humans, Animals, and Sacrifice in Bataille's Later Writing Notes on Surrealist Participants Works Cited Author and Artist Index Subject Index
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