Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the SensesRoutledge, 29 Eyl 2017 - 320 sayfa In his most ambitious and accomplished work to date, Michael Taussig undertakes a history of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and its relation to alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. Drawing upon such diverse sources as theories of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer, research on the Cuna Indians, and theories of colonialism and postcolonialism, Taussig shows that the history of mimesis is deeply tied to colonialism, and more specifically, to the colonial trade's construction of "savages." With analysis that is vigorous, unorthodox, and often breathtaking, Taussig's cross-cultural discussion of mimesis deepens our understanding of the relationship between ethnography, racism and society. |
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1 In Some Way or Another One Can Protect Oneself From Evil Spirits by Portraying Them | 1 |
2 Physiognomic Aspects of Visual Worlds | 19 |
3 Spacing Out | 33 |
The Magic of Mimesis | 44 |
The Organization of Mimesis | 59 |
6 With the Wind of World History in Our Sails | 70 |
7 Spirit of the Mime Spirit of the Gift | 88 |
Invisible Counterparts | 100 |
12 The Search For the White Indian | 162 |
The Magic of Western Gear | 176 |
14 The Talking Machine | 193 |
15 His Masters Voice | 212 |
16 Reflection | 236 |
17 Sympathetic Magic In A PostColonial Age | 250 |
Notes | 257 |
Bibliography | 283 |
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