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Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses

By Michael Taussig

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1992
ISBN
0415906873, 9780415906876
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
29 MB (30526728 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
299\315
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-09-16 13:33:54

Description

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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