McKenzie Wark, Philosophy for Spiders: On the Low Theory of Kathy Acker
Lyotard believed that to write is to resist certainty; to stand up against the phallocentric preoccupation with mastery (391). Though one could argue that he failed to resist these masterly temptations himself, there is someone who succeeded at this almost impossible task: it is Kathy Acker. Father...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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European journal of American studies
2023
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | Lyotard believed that to write is to resist certainty; to stand up against the phallocentric preoccupation with mastery (391). Though one could argue that he failed to resist these masterly temptations himself, there is someone who succeeded at this almost impossible task: it is Kathy Acker. Fathers, authorities, those in positions of power—“unavoidable, but not to be dwelled upon, or with. Forget their names” (Wark 83). In Philosophy for Spiders, McKenzie Wark’s account of Acker, this resis... |
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