The Spectral Metaphor
Author | : E. Peeren |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2014-01-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137375858 |
ISBN-13 | : 113737585X |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Spectral Metaphor written by E. Peeren and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live as a ghost? Exploring spectrality as a metaphor in the contemporary British and American cultural imagination, Peeren proposes that certain subjects – migrants, servants, mediums and missing persons – are perceived as living ghosts and examines how this figuration can signify both dispossession and empowerment or agency.