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5.0
“the edge of the alphabet where words crumble and all forms of communication between the living are useless. one day we who live at the edge of the alphabet will find our speech.” – Janet Frame
perfect for those interested in art that can be described as “outsider, brut, folk, naïve, intuitive, and visionary,” asemic writing, and lacanian psychoanalysis. rogers’ investigation is holistic, and never disparages or dismisses the patients whose experiences and artworks she examines. her personal experience of psychosis adds valuable insight and gravitas. loved the focus on the Real as “the domain of the body, unknown.” overall a really wonderful and engaging academic work that never sacrificed readability. will be thinking a lot about Lacan’s observation that “the water of language happens to leave something behind as it passes, some detritus which he will play with…”
perfect for those interested in art that can be described as “outsider, brut, folk, naïve, intuitive, and visionary,” asemic writing, and lacanian psychoanalysis. rogers’ investigation is holistic, and never disparages or dismisses the patients whose experiences and artworks she examines. her personal experience of psychosis adds valuable insight and gravitas. loved the focus on the Real as “the domain of the body, unknown.” overall a really wonderful and engaging academic work that never sacrificed readability. will be thinking a lot about Lacan’s observation that “the water of language happens to leave something behind as it passes, some detritus which he will play with…”
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