Revolt, She Said
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.
- Author
- Julia Kristeva, Brian O'Keeffe, Philippe Petit
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 139
- Publisher
- Semiotext(e)
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781584350156
- Genres
- philosophy, politics, psychology, theory, psychoanalysis
- Release date
- 2002
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