Revolt, She Said
by Julia Kristeva
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Julia Kristeva extends the definition of revolt beyond politics per se. May '68 in France expressed a fundamental version of freedom: not freedom to succeed, but freedom to revolt. Political revolutions ultimately betray revolt because they cease to question themselves. Revolt, as I understand it--psychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic revolt--refers to a permanent state of questioning, of transformations, an endless probing of appearances. In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the show more definition of revolt beyond politics per se. Kristeva sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation, of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best cases, art. For her, revolt is not simply about rejection and destruction--it is a necessary process of renewal and regeneration. show lessTags
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Julia Kristeva is a practicing psychoanalyst and professor of linguistics at the University of Paris
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- 303.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social processes Social change
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- HN440 .S6 .K7413 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems. By region or country
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