The politics of Kathy Acker: revolution and the avant-garde

This study brings the radicalism of Acker's politics back to life. Moving beyond conventional accounts of her postmodernism, it explores her work as a continuation of the historical avant-garde and examines how she took moments and movements from modern history, including Russian nihilism, Span...

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Main Author: Borowska, Emilia ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2019
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Summary:This study brings the radicalism of Acker's politics back to life. Moving beyond conventional accounts of her postmodernism, it explores her work as a continuation of the historical avant-garde and examines how she took moments and movements from modern history, including Russian nihilism, Spanish anarchism and the global revolts of the 1960s, to create her own political agenda. In doing so, it presents Acker in a new light: a revolutionary voice in an age when such voices are sorely needed
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2019)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 278 Seiten)
ISBN:9781474424660

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