Sacrifice, Mimesis, and the Theorizing of Victimhood (A Speculative Essay)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4370744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rey Chow |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-149 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2006.94.1.131 |
| OpenAlex | W2074451507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
This essay is an attempt to identify and elaborate the inextricable mutual implications between mimesis and sacrifice in considerations of victimhood (understood as dominated or stigmatized existence), especially as found in prominent examples of contemporary cultural theory. The authors discussed include Giorgio Agamben, Luce Irigaray, Homi Bhabha, and René Girard
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |