Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations

Abstract

The notion of «exposure» underlies much modern thinking about identity, representation, ethics, desire and sexuality. This provocative notion is explored in a collection of essays selected from, and inspired by, the proceedings of a conference held in the Department of French at the University of Cambridge in 2002. The authors engage with exposure as both object and mode of representation in a range of cultural media: literature, critical theory, visual art and film. They analyse a variety of works from the medieval, early-modern, and modern periods, examining not only canonical texts such as Montaigne's Essais but also lesser-studied works such as the psychoanalytic theory of Didier Anzieu, the photomontage self-portraits of Claude Cahun, and the novel La Nouvelle Pornographie by Marie Nimier. This volume thus both illustrates and, more importantly, interrogates the richness of the term «exposure», in a way that is stimulating for students and researchers alike.

Citation

Banks, K., & Harris, J. (Eds.). (2004). Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations. Peter Lang

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Online Publication Date: Jun 7, 2004
• Publication Date: Jun 7, 2004
• Deposit Date: Feb 25, 2008
• Series Title: Modern French identities.
• Series Number: 29
• Series ISSN: 1422-9005
• ISBN: 30391016335
• Keywords: Critical theory, Visual art, Film, Montaigne Essais, Didier Anzieu, Claude Cahun, Marie Nimier La Nouvelle Pornographie.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1133404
• Publisher URL: https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/9296