Comparative Encounters Between Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi - Rationality, Cosmology and Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Xiaofan Amy Li Klappentext The encounter between different minds and perspectives across time and space has always haunted the literary and philosophical imagination. Zusammenfassung This book depicts a fictional encounter between Artaud, Michaux and Zhuangzi to raise important issues about comparative literature. It shows that the themes of rationality, cosmology and ethics are particularly pertinent to bridging a comparative dialogue between them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Cultures of Intoxication 2. Representing Drugs and Intoxication in Popular Media 3. The Mediated Regulation of Intoxication in the Age of 'Old' Media: The US Experience from 'Reefer Madness' to "Just Say No" 4. Drugs Regulation and Mediated Drugs Education in Britain 5. New Media! Popular Culture and Cultures of Intoxication 6. Virtual Intoxication: YouTube and Popular Drugs Culture 7. Conclusion: Virtual Intoxication! Drug Styles and the Way We Consume

Product details

• Authors: Xiaofan Amy Li, Li Xiaofan Amy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781909662674
• ISBN: 978-1-909662-67-4
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; French, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000