Human Fragments
Plastic Surgery and Bare Life in Joseph Roth’s Feuilletons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22346193 |
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| Authors | Erica Weitzman (0000-0002-3183-0440, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 87-109 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Austrian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2165-669X • E-ISSN: 2327-1809 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/oas.2013.0084 |
| OpenAlex | W2055169883 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article examines three of Joseph Roth’s feuilletons in the context of the intersecting discourses of anthropology, medicine, and ethics in post-World War I Europe. Specifically, the article connects Roth’s description of the reconstructive surgery ward at the Charité hospital in Berlin, founded by pioneering surgeon Jacques Joseph, to the political-philosophical notion of “bare life,” in order to show how Roth thereby points to a new concept of human being beyond the prevailing anthropological categories of the time
Archaeology · Art · Art history · First world war · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Sociology · World War II · History · Law · Medical History and Research · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Postmodernism in Literature and Education
| Highly cited | No |
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