Shapiro, Michael J., author.

Punctuations : how the arts think the political / Michael J. Shapiro.

Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2019.

213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"In Punctuations Michael J. Shapiro examines how punctuation--conceived not as a series of marks but as a metaphor for the ways in which artists engage with intelligibility--opens pathways for thinking through the possibilities for oppositional politics. Drawing on Theodor Adorno, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Roland Barthes, Shapiro demonstrates how punctuation's capacity to create unexpected rhythmic pacing makes it an ideal tool for writers, musicians, filmmakers, and artists to challenge structures of power. In works ranging from film scores and jazz compositions to literature, architecture, and photography, Shapiro shows how the use of punctuation reveals the contestability of dominant narratives in ways that prompt readers, viewers, and listeners to reflect on their acceptance of those narratives. Such uses of punctuation, he theorizes, offer models for disrupting structures of authority, thereby fostering the creation of alternative communities of sense from which to base political mobilization"-- Provided by publisher.

9781478005889 (hardcover)
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9781478006565 (paperback)
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(ebook)
9781478007265

Punctuation.
Punctuation Philosophy.
Punctuation Social aspects.
Punctuation Political aspects.
Punctuation In literature.
Punctuation In art.
Ponctuation.
Ponctuation Philosophie.
Ponctuation Aspect social.
Ponctuation Aspect politique.
Ponctuation Dans la littérature.
Ponctuation Dans l'art.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics.

Art.

Location: Library main 307743
Call No.: BIB 253225
Status: Available