The Resource Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker, McKenzie Wark, (electronic resource)
Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker, McKenzie Wark, (electronic resource)
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The item Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker, McKenzie Wark, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
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- "McKenzie Wark combines an autobiographical account of her relationship with Kathy Acker with her transgender reading of Acker's writing to outline Acker's philosophy of embodiment and its importance for theorizing the trans experience"--
- "It's time to recognize Kathy Acker as one of the great postwar American writers. Over the decades readers have found a punk Acker, a feminist Acker, a queer Acker, a kink Acker, and an avant-garde Acker. In Philosophy for Spiders, McKenzie Wark adds a trans Acker. Wark recounts her memories of Acker (with whom she had a passionate affair) and gives a comprehensive reading of her published and archived works. Wark finds not just an inventive writer of fiction who pressed against the boundaries of gender, but a theorist whose comprehensive philosophy of life brings a conceptual intelligence to the everyday life of those usually excluded from philosophy's purview. As Wark shows, Acker's engagement with topics such as masturbation, sadism, body-building, and penetrative sex are central to her distinct phenomenology of the body that theorizes the body's relation to others, the city, and technology"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Contents
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- Part I: The City of Memory. The first resort
- Bestiary
- Woolloomooloo
- Laurel
- I'm very into you
- San Francisco
- The concept of the body
- Body and body : Flesh
- Dildocentrism
- Kathy's girl, in and out
- Further outings
- Wardrobe
- Transitive
- Mouth of truth
- New York
- Bridge and tunnel
- Topping (1)
- Topping (2)
- Noise
- Memory is redundant
- The viewing room
- New York,
- Part II: A philosophy for spiders. Null philosophy
- Spiders
- Philosophy
- Selving
- Wonder
- Writing
- First philosophy
- Exteriority
- Emotions
- Memory
- Time
- Narrative
- Eye
- Boredom
- Solitude
- Dreams
- Imagination
- Body-work
- Masturbation
- Handwriting
- Second philosophy
- Inheritance
- Fathers
- Mothers
- Library
- Desire
- Sex
- Penetration
- Misandry
- Rape
- Masochism
- Women
- Engendering
- Love
- Death
- Third philosophy
- Cities
- Sex-work
- Art-work
- Fame-work
- Capitalism
- Post-capitalism
- History
- Politics
- Culture
- Agency
- Girls
- Revolution
- Holes
- Fiction
- Détournement
- Myth
- Nature
- Dysphoric afterword
- Chorus
- Isbn
- 9781478013754
- Label
- Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker
- Title
- Philosophy for spiders
- Title remainder
- on the low theory of Kathy Acker
- Statement of responsibility
- McKenzie Wark
- Subject
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- Experimental fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Feminist fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Feminist literary criticism
- Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States
- Sex role in literature
- Wark, McKenzie, 1961-
- Gender identity in literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "McKenzie Wark combines an autobiographical account of her relationship with Kathy Acker with her transgender reading of Acker's writing to outline Acker's philosophy of embodiment and its importance for theorizing the trans experience"--
- "It's time to recognize Kathy Acker as one of the great postwar American writers. Over the decades readers have found a punk Acker, a feminist Acker, a queer Acker, a kink Acker, and an avant-garde Acker. In Philosophy for Spiders, McKenzie Wark adds a trans Acker. Wark recounts her memories of Acker (with whom she had a passionate affair) and gives a comprehensive reading of her published and archived works. Wark finds not just an inventive writer of fiction who pressed against the boundaries of gender, but a theorist whose comprehensive philosophy of life brings a conceptual intelligence to the everyday life of those usually excluded from philosophy's purview. As Wark shows, Acker's engagement with topics such as masturbation, sadism, body-building, and penetrative sex are central to her distinct phenomenology of the body that theorizes the body's relation to others, the city, and technology"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NcD/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wark, McKenzie
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Acker, Kathy
- Wark, McKenzie
- Experimental fiction, American
- Feminist fiction, American
- Postmodernism (Literature)
- Feminist literary criticism
- Gender identity in literature
- Sex role in literature
- Label
- Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker, McKenzie Wark, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Part I: The City of Memory. The first resort -- Bestiary -- Woolloomooloo -- Laurel -- I'm very into you -- San Francisco -- The concept of the body -- Body and body : Flesh -- Dildocentrism -- Kathy's girl, in and out -- Further outings -- Wardrobe -- Transitive -- Mouth of truth -- New York -- Bridge and tunnel -- Topping (1) -- Topping (2) -- Noise -- Memory is redundant -- The viewing room -- New York, -- Part II: A philosophy for spiders. Null philosophy -- Spiders -- Philosophy -- Selving -- Wonder -- Writing -- First philosophy -- Exteriority -- Emotions -- Memory -- Time -- Narrative -- Eye -- Boredom -- Solitude -- Dreams -- Imagination -- Body-work -- Masturbation -- Handwriting -- Second philosophy -- Inheritance -- Fathers -- Mothers -- Library -- Desire -- Sex -- Penetration -- Misandry -- Rape -- Masochism -- Women -- Engendering -- Love -- Death -- Third philosophy -- Cities -- Sex-work -- Art-work -- Fame-work -- Capitalism -- Post-capitalism -- History -- Politics -- Culture -- Agency -- Girls -- Revolution -- Holes -- Fiction -- Détournement -- Myth -- Nature -- Dysphoric afterword -- Chorus
- Control code
- ssj0002450832
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781478013754
- Lccn
- 2021004441
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0002450832
- Label
- Philosophy for spiders : on the low theory of Kathy Acker, McKenzie Wark, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Part I: The City of Memory. The first resort -- Bestiary -- Woolloomooloo -- Laurel -- I'm very into you -- San Francisco -- The concept of the body -- Body and body : Flesh -- Dildocentrism -- Kathy's girl, in and out -- Further outings -- Wardrobe -- Transitive -- Mouth of truth -- New York -- Bridge and tunnel -- Topping (1) -- Topping (2) -- Noise -- Memory is redundant -- The viewing room -- New York, -- Part II: A philosophy for spiders. Null philosophy -- Spiders -- Philosophy -- Selving -- Wonder -- Writing -- First philosophy -- Exteriority -- Emotions -- Memory -- Time -- Narrative -- Eye -- Boredom -- Solitude -- Dreams -- Imagination -- Body-work -- Masturbation -- Handwriting -- Second philosophy -- Inheritance -- Fathers -- Mothers -- Library -- Desire -- Sex -- Penetration -- Misandry -- Rape -- Masochism -- Women -- Engendering -- Love -- Death -- Third philosophy -- Cities -- Sex-work -- Art-work -- Fame-work -- Capitalism -- Post-capitalism -- History -- Politics -- Culture -- Agency -- Girls -- Revolution -- Holes -- Fiction -- Détournement -- Myth -- Nature -- Dysphoric afterword -- Chorus
- Control code
- ssj0002450832
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781478013754
- Lccn
- 2021004441
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0002450832
Subject
- Experimental fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Feminist fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Feminist literary criticism
- Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States
- Sex role in literature
- Wark, McKenzie, 1961-
- Gender identity in literature
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