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Phantom Communities : The Simulacrum and the Limits of Postmodernism /

Phantom Communities reconsiders the status of the simulacrum-sometimes defined as a copy of a copy, but more rigorously defined as a copy that subverts the legitimacy and authority of its model-in light of recent debates in literature, art, philosophy, and cultural studies. The author pursues two in...

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Autor principal: Durham, Scott (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • A Note to the Reade1
  • PART ONE. The Problem of the Simulacrum: Theories and Narratives
  • 1. Conceiving the Simulacrum
  • 2. In Pursuit of the Simulacrum: Between Image and Narrative
  • PART TWO. Myths of the Simulacrum: The Spectacle as Dystopia and Utopia
  • 3. The Postmodern Act~on: The Limits of the Simulation Model
  • 4. A Utopia of Images: The Logic of the Tableau Vivant
  • PART THREE. Genet: Simulation, Resistance, Metamorphosis
  • 5. Simulation and Institution: The Prisoner and His Doubles
  • 6. The Phantom Community
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index