| Violence Without Guilt: Ethical Narratives from the Global South 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Herlinghaus, H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230608183 ISBN-13: 9780230608184 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Can modernity be imagined as a "war on affect" propelled by the unequal distribution of guilt and fear as major forces of containment? Exploring Walter Benjamin's early texts on violence and religion and bringing them to bear upon contemporary struggles, Herlinghaus argues that the flexible production of affective marginalities lies at the heart of the psycho-cultural dynamics of globalization. Analyzing new imaginaries in Latin American literature, music and film, "Violence Without Guilt" examines how ethical experience is being drastically reshaped in the realms where violence is an existential reality, especially in the lives and fantasies of those who find themselves today unprotected by Western perceptions of lawfulness and citizenship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Art |
| Dewey: 700.455 |
| Series: New Concepts in Latino American Cultures |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an illuminating discussion of guilt, fear, violence and aesthetics from a global perspective. Herlinghaus evaluates new Latin American novels, films and music through the lens of some of Walter Benjamin's controversial writings on violence and religion. |