Secret Spaces, Forbidden Places: Rethinking Culture (Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections, 4) - Softcover

 
9781571817891: Secret Spaces, Forbidden Places: Rethinking Culture (Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections, 4)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1571817891 ISBN 13: 9781571817891
Publisher: Berghahn Books, 2001

Synopsis

In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. By bringing together writers from different disciplines and different locations, this volume provides a rich and diverse mapping of how the secret and forbidden operate across different subjects and different geographies, extending far beyond physical locations. It is present in domains ranging from language, literature, and cinema to social and political life. This refreshing and thought-provoking collection of essays will prove invaluable for researchers and students.

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About the Authors

Fran Lloyd is Head of Art and Design History at Kingston University.



Catherine O'Brien is Senior Lecturer in French and German at Kingston University.

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Publisher
Berghahn Books
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1571817891
ISBN 13 
9781571817891
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320
Editor
Lloyd Fran, O'Brien Catherine