The catastrophe of the face
Ethics, Deconstruction, Plasticity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5726136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Em Mcavan (0009-0006-4524-3032, Monash University, corresponding author), Emily Mcavan (Monash University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1690-1707 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Textual Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-236X • E-ISSN: 1470-1308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0950236x.2022.2111708 |
| OpenAlex | W4291145317 |
| Language | EN |
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
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Face-to-face · Linguistics · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |