Defacement: public secrecy and the labor of the negative
Auteur :
Taussig, Michael
Éditeur :
Stanford University Press
ISBN :
9780804732000
Date de publication :
1 sept. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
526 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Defacement asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. In specifying the human face as the ideal type for thinking through such violation, this book raises the issue of secrecy as the depth that seems to surface with the tearing of surface.