Revolt, She Said

By Julia Kristeva

Book Overview

Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. May '68 in France expressed a fundamental version of freedom- not freedom to succeed, but freedom to revolt. Political revolutions ultimately betray revolt because they cease to question themselves. Revolt, as I understand it-psychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic revolt-refers to a permanent state of questioning, of transformations, an endless probing of appearances. In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. Kristeva sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation, of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best cases, art. For her, revolt is not simply about rejection and destruction-it is a necessary process of renewal and regeneration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584350156
• ISBN13: 9781584350156
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Semiotext(e)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher