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 itpsychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic revoltrefers to a permanent state of questioning, of transformations, an endless probing of appearances. In this book, Julia Kristeva extends the 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 destructionit is a necessary process of renewal and regeneration.

Format: Paperback
Published: USA, 2002
Publisher: Autonomedia
Pages: 144
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781584350156
ISBN 10: 1584350156