Corpse encounters: an aesthetics of death
Auteur :
Elam, Jacqueline / Pielak, Chase
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498543934
Date de publication :
13 juin 2018
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,9 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
445 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book takes a critical glance at the ritualized practices of death—corpse preparation, disposal, and aesthetic representation—and examines the workings of aesthetics that shape corpses, as well as the ways in which corpses spill over, resisting aestheticization.