| Title: |
The Insectile and the Deconstruction of the Non/Human |
| Authors: |
Collignon, Fabienne |
| Publisher Information: |
Taylor & Francis; Routledge, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Books; Imported or submitted locally |
| Original Material: |
7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb |
| Subject Terms: |
Literature: history and criticism; Modern philosophy: since c 1800; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest; Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800; thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCN Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMA Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints::JMAF Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology |
| Description: |
The Insectile and the Deconstruction of the Non/Human defines, conceptualizes, and evaluates the insectile—pertaining to an entomological fascination—in relation to subject formation. The book is driven by a central dynamic between form and formlessness, further staging an investigation of the phenomenon of fascination using Lacanian psychoanalysis, suggesting that the psychodrama of subject formation plays itself out entomologically. The book’s engagement with the insectile—its enactments, cultural dreamwork, fantasy transformations—‘in-forming’ the so-called human subject undertakes a broader deconstruction of said subject and demonstrates the foundational but occluded role of the insectile in subject formation. It tracks the insectile across the archives of psychoanalysis, seventeenth century still life painting, novels from the nineteenth century to the present day, and post-1970s film. The Insectile and the Deconstruction of the Non/Human will be of interest for scholars, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates in film studies, visual culture, popular culture, cultural and literary studies, comparative literature, and critical theory, offering the insectile as new category for theoretical thought. |
| Document Type: |
book |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-1-00-082683-8; 978-1-03-234551-2; 978-1-03-234550-5; 1-00-082683-X; 1-03-234551-9; 1-03-234550-0 |
| Relation: |
Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture |
| DOI: |
10.4324/9781003322757 |
| Access URL: |
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59816 |
| Rights: |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International; URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Notes: |
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59816; ; http://images.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/agentjpg/978100332/9781003322757.jpg |
| Accession Number: |
edsoap.20.500.12657.59816 |
| Database: |
OAPEN Library |
