The Politics of Revelation: Unveiling Negativity in the Work of Lee Edelman and Georges Bataille

The article focuses on dimension of apocalyptic thinking by engaging the apocalyptic features of the work of American queer theorist Lee Edelman and French social theorist Georges Bataille. It mentions politics of redemption built on a promise of a life after realignment found in apocalyptic texts a...

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Auteur principal: Brintnall, Kent (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: The University of North Carolina Press 2018
Dans: Cross currents
Année: 2018, Volume: 68, Numéro: 2, Pages: 309-322
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Edelman, Lee 1953- / Bataille, Georges 1897-1962 / Révélation / Apocalyptique
RelBib Classification:KBQ Amérique du Nord
NBB Révélation
NBQ Eschatologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Méditation
B Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962
B Poverty
B Apocalypse
B EDELMAN, Lee
B Redemption
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Résumé:The article focuses on dimension of apocalyptic thinking by engaging the apocalyptic features of the work of American queer theorist Lee Edelman and French social theorist Georges Bataille. It mentions politics of redemption built on a promise of a life after realignment found in apocalyptic texts and ethical and political possibilities of Christian mystical traditions and Hindu meditative practices. It also mentions economy can help to think about problems like poverty and famine.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contient:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12313