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Downcast Eyes : the Denigration of Vision in Twentieth-Century French Thought.
Long considered "the noblest of the senses," vision has increasingly come under critical scrutiny by a wide range of thinkers who question its dominance in Western culture. These critics of vision, especially prominent in twentieth-century France, have challenged its allegedly superior cap...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkerley :
University of California Press,
1993.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Long considered "the noblest of the senses," vision has increasingly come under critical scrutiny by a wide range of thinkers who question its dominance in Western culture. These critics of vision, especially prominent in twentieth-century France, have challenged its allegedly superior capacity to provide access to the world. They have also criticized its supposed complicity with political and social oppression through the promulgation of spectacle and surveillance. Martin Jay turns to this discourse surrounding vision and explores its often contradictory implications in the work of such influe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (648 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780585200460 0585200467 1283646234 9781283646239 0520915380 9780520915381 |