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Revolt, She Said (Foreign Agents)
Revolt She Said - Foreign Agents
Author: Julia Kristeva
May '68 in France expressed a fundamental version of freedom: not freedom to succeed, but freedom to revolt. Political revolutions ultimately betray revolt because they cease to question themselves. Revolt, as I understand it -- psychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic revolt -- refers to a permanent state of questioning, of transformations,...  more »

In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. Kristeva sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation, of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best cases, art. For her, revolt is not simply about rejection and destruction -- it is a necessary process of renewal and regeneration.
ISBN-13: 9781584350156
ISBN-10: 1584350156
Publication Date: 6/1/2002
Pages: 139
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Publisher: Semiotext(e)
Book Type: Paperback
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