On the (im)materiality of violence
Subjects, bodies, and the experience of pain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4815040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Lee (0009-0006-0801-9111, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-295 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-7001 • E-ISSN: 1741-2773 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464700105057364 |
| OpenAlex | W2069954930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
Appealing to theorists such as Judith Butler, Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Donna Haraway, and Bibi Bakare-Yusef, the aim of the following is to show that, despite ongoing critique, Cartesian dualism continues to haunt our analyses of the relationship of the subject to embodiment, particularly with respect to the experience of pain. Taking Bakare-Yusef's critique of Elaine Scarry's account of institutionalized violence (slavery) as an example, I will argue, first, that the dualistic impulse which Bakare-Yusef identifies in Scarry's view has deep historical roots in, for instance, Aristotle's hylomorphic concept of the subject. Second, I will consider the specific relevance of poststructuralist analyses of subjectification to our conceptions of violence. Lastly, I will explore some contemporary examples of pain in light of the question: can violence 'deconstruct the body' without desubjectifying the subject? I think that the answer is a qualified 'yes
Aesthetics · Ambivalence · Biopower · Dualism · Epistemology · Michel foucault · Objectification · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Subjectification · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |