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From magic and myth-work to care and repair : essays on the fiction of the self and other devices  Cover Image Book Book

From magic and myth-work to care and repair : essays on the fiction of the self and other devices / Simon O'Sullivan.

Summary:

From Magic and Myth-Work to Care and Repair is a two-part book bringing together fourteen essays broadly concerned with the "fiction of the self" and with practices and explorations beyond that fiction. Each part of the book approaches this theme from a different angle. The first part, entitled "On Magic and Myth-Work," deals with practices of transformation and with contemporary myth-making in relation to landscape, performance, and writing. The second part, "On Care and Repair," gathers together essays that are more personal, but that also look to various technologies (or devices) of self-care alongside ideas of collaboration and the collective. Crucial throughout this exploration are questions of agency and self-narration, but also how these connect to larger issues around historical trauma, neoliberalism, and ecological crisis. The essays reference many other texts and fellow travellers, and also draw on the author's own experiences (and teaching) within various art and theory worlds, as well as with performance, magical practices, gaming, and Buddhism.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781915983046
  • ISBN: 1915983045
  • Physical Description: x, 221 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: London : Goldsmiths Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"The practices of magic and contemporary myth-making in relation to landscape, performance, and writing."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Authorship > Philosophy.
Self.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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Emily Carr University of Art + Design PN145 .O78 2024 (Text) 30245152 Book Volume hold Available -


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