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The catastrophe of the face: ethics, deconstruction, plasticity.
- Source :
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Textual Practice . Nov2023, Vol. 37 Issue 11, p1690-1707. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In this paper, I discuss what I call the 'catastrophe of the face'. I use the plays of Samuel Beckett, as well as deconstructive theories from Jacques Derrida, Emmanuel Levinas and Catherine Malabou, as a lens through which to see contemporary issues about the face. Arguing that the face is marked by plasticity, I trace a double-movement of the face, of disappearance-in-appearance in facial recognition software and appearance-in-disappearance in the usage of face masks during Covid pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ETHICS
*DECONSTRUCTION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0950236X
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Textual Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173688496
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2022.2111708