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Possessions: Essays in French Literature, Cinema and Theory

Possessions: Essays in French Literature, Cinema and Theory

Collier, Peter
Horn, Julia
Russell-Watts, Lynsey

Paperback

Series: Modern French Identities, Book 24

Literary CriticismFilm StudiesWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 303910005X
ISBN13: 9783039100057
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Published: Apr 25 2003
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Possessions emerges from the fifth Cambridge French Graduate Conference, which took place in 2001. The theme has provoked a broad scope of investigation, covering French literature, film and theory, and ranging from the early medieval period to the present day. Despite the lack of attention which has so far been explicitly devoted to the idea of possession, it is shown to be an ever-present concern, and this volume seeks to fill this critical blind spot. The essays confront the central notion on several levels, tackling issues of authorship and ownership, postcolonialism, gender, and the potential trauma implicated in possession. The juxtaposition of different media, periods and critical schools allows common links to emerge, demonstrating ways in which possession acts as both problem and enabling notion. As a stimulating and original investigation into an under-explored area of critical thinking, the volume offers a critical examination of the possessing power of the text.

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