Bad Girls and Sick Boys in Contemporary Art and Culture by Linda S Kauffman 1998 Paperback-image
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Bad Girls and Sick Boys in Contemporary Art and Culture by Linda S Kauffman 1998 Paperback

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Type: Textbook Synopsis: Linda S. Kauffman turns the pornography debate on its head with this audacious analysis of recent taboo-shattering fiction, film, and performance art. Investigating the role of fantasy in art, politics, and popular culture, she shows how technological advances in medicine and science (magnetic resonance imaging, computers, and telecommunications) have profoundly altered our concepts of the human body. Cyberspace is producing new forms of identity and subjectivity. The novelists, filmmakers, and performers inBad Girls and Sick Boysare the interpreters of these brave new worlds, cartographers who are busy mapping the fin-de-millennium environment that already envelops us. Bad Girls and Sick Boysoffers a vital and entertaining tour of the current cultural landscape. Kauffman boldly connects the dots between the radical artists who shatter taboos and challenge legal and aesthetic conventions. She links writers like John Hawkes and Robert Coover to Kathy Acker and William Vollmann; filmmakers like Ngozi Onwurah and Isaac Julien to Brian De Palma and Gus Van Sant; and performers like Carolee Schneemann and Annie Sprinkle to the visual arts. Kauffman's lively interviews with J. G. Ballard, David Cronenberg, Bob Flanagan, and Orlan add an extraordinary dimension to her timely and convincing argument., Linda S. Kauffman turns the pornography debate on its head with this audacious analysis of recent taboo-shattering fiction, film, and performance art. Investigating the role of fantasy in art, politics, and popular culture, she shows how technological advances in medicine and science (magnetic resonance imaging, computers, and telecommunications) have profoundly altered our concepts of the human body. Cyberspace is producing new forms of identity and subjectivity. The novelists, filmmakers, and performers in Bad Girls and Sick Boys are the interpreters of these brave new worlds, cartographers who are busy mapping the fin-de-millennium environment that already envelops us. Bad Girls and Sick Boys offers a vital and entertaining tour of the current cultural landscape. Kauffman boldly connects the dots between the radical artists who shatter taboos and challenge legal and aesthetic conventions. She links writers like John Hawkes and Robert Coover to Kathy Acker and William Vollmann; filmmakers like Ngozi Onwurah and Isaac Julien to Brian De Palma and Gus Van Sant; and performers like Carolee Schneemann and Annie Sprinkle to the visual arts. Kauffman's lively interviews with J. G. Ballard, David Cronenberg, Bob Flanagan, and Orlan add an extraordinary dimension to her timely and convincing argument. Item Height: 0.8 in Illustrated: Yes Publication Name: Bad Girls and Sick Boys : Fantasies in Contemporary Art and Culture Language: English Publication Year: 1998 Item Width: 6 in Item Weight: 17.6 Oz Number of Pages: 324 Pages Publisher: University of California Press Subject: Film / General, Subjects & Themes / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Digital, Popular Culture, Subjects & Themes / General, History / General, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Art, Performing Arts, Social Science ISBN-10: 0520210328 ISBN-13: 9780520210325 LCCN: 97-028651 Format: Trade Paperback Author: Linda S. Kauffman LC Classification Number: 97-28651 Item Length: 9 in brand: University of California Press Table Of Content: List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue PART ONE PERFORMANCE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 1 Contemporary Art Exhibitionists 2 Cutups in Beauty School PART TWO VISCERAL CINEMA 3 Impolitic Bodies: Race and Desire 4 Sex Work: Producing Porn s David Cronenberg's Surreal Abjection PART THREE ARRESTING FICTION 6 J.G. Ballard's Atrocity Exhibitions 7 Criminal Writing: John Hawkes and Robert Coover 8 New Inquisitions: Kathy Acker and William Vollmann 9 Masked Passions: Meese, Mercy, and American Psycho Epilogue Notes Index gtin13: 9780520210325 Intended Audience: Scholarly & Professional

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Further Details Title: Bad Girls and Sick Boys Condition: New Subtitle: Fantasies in Contemporary Art and Culture ISBN-10: 0520210328 EAN: 9780520210325 ISBN: 9780520210325 Publisher: University of California Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 10/01/1998 Description: Linda S. Kauffman turns the pornography debate on its head with this audacious analysis of recent taboo-shattering fiction, film, and performance art. Investigating the role of fantasy in art, politics, and popular culture, she shows how technological advances in medicine and science (magnetic resonance imaging, computers, and telecommunications) have profoundly altered our concepts of the human body. Cyberspace is producing new forms of identity and subjectivity. The novelists, filmmakers, and performers in Bad Girls and Sick Boys are the interpreters of these brave new worlds, cartographers who are busy mapping the fin-de-millennium environment that already envelops us. Bad Girls and Sick Boys offers a vital and entertaining tour of the current cultural landscape. Kauffman boldly connects the dots between the radical artists who shatter taboos and challenge legal and aesthetic conventions. She links writers like John Hawkes and Robert Coover to Kathy Acker and William Vollmann; filmmakers like Ngozi Onwurah and Isaac Julien to Brian De Palma and Gus Van Sant; and performers like Carolee Schneemann and Annie Sprinkle to the visual arts. Kauffman's lively interviews with J. G.Ballard, David Cronenberg, Bob Flanagan, and Orlan add an extraordinary dimension to her timely and convincing argument. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 20mm Item Weight: 499g Author: Linda S. Kauffman Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Arts & Photography, Films & TV Release Year: 1998 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

  1. This book is a bold, thought-provoking dive into transgressive art and culture. Kauffman masterfully dissects taboo-breaking works with sharp analysis, challenging norms around fantasy and desire. A fresh perspective on controversial fiction, film, and performance—intellectually stimulating and impossible to put down. Perfect for anyone interested in boundary-pushing creativity!

    Lydia Shah68

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