On the Abject and the Non-normative Body
On the Abject and the Non-normative Body
Author(s): Emilian-Cătălin LunguSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Published by: Universitatea de Teatru si Film »I.L. Caragiale« (UNATC)
Keywords: non-normative bodies; abject; abject signifiers; act of ”alterization;” body agency;
Summary/Abstract: How is the non-normative body affected by representation? And how is the viewer perceiving and decoding such representation? What does the viewer feel, how does the viewer approach the other body? Would the viewer experience a warm feeling of sameness when encountering the body? Or would they dismiss it with a violent jerk? What is behind the dismissiveness? Is it hate, fear, or just pure abject? These are the questions that I try to untangle in my paper, using Julia Kristeva’s Powers of Horror as a guide, while departing from its psychoanalytical premises.
Journal: Concept
- Issue Year: 25/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 91-106
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English