Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary ArtThis book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective" quality of art contributes to a new understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. By extending the concept of empathy, it also demonstrates how we might, through art, make connections with people in different parts of the world whose experiences differ from our own. The book makes a distinct contribution to trauma studies, which has tended to concentrate on literary forms of expression. It also offers a sophisticated theoretical analysis of the operations of art, drawing on philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, but setting this within a postcolonial framework. Empathic Vision will appeal to anyone interested in the role of culture in post-September 11 global politics. |
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... argues , presents the subject as simultaneously “ evacuated and elevated . ” The experience of trauma paradigmatically encapsulates both direct , unmediated affective ex- perience and an absence of affect , insofar as it is resistant to ...
... argues , presents the subject as simultaneously “ evacuated and elevated . ” The experience of trauma paradigmatically encapsulates both direct , unmediated affective ex- perience and an absence of affect , insofar as it is resistant to ...
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... argues . These may include forms of shame and guilt that may ulti- mately give rise to negative responses ( hate , resentment ) if they are not ad- dressed . For Hartman , then , empathy is an indispensable response , but one that must ...
... argues . These may include forms of shame and guilt that may ulti- mately give rise to negative responses ( hate , resentment ) if they are not ad- dressed . For Hartman , then , empathy is an indispensable response , but one that must ...
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... argues , repetition in art is not " symbolic elabora- tion , " although it may tell us something about the nature of trauma.16 A number of theorists have made use of Freud's distinction between acting - out and working - through to ...
... argues , repetition in art is not " symbolic elabora- tion , " although it may tell us something about the nature of trauma.16 A number of theorists have made use of Freud's distinction between acting - out and working - through to ...
Contents
Trauma Affect and Art | 22 |
The Force of Trauma | 46 |
Journeys into Place | 70 |
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