Angelic Bodies of Post-modernism
Publisher
:
Calmann-Lévy
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782702131596
Description
In this highly-readable essay, Gérard Pommier deals with current transformations affecting human emotions and social and economic changes, using as his starting point the notion of angels. The reappearance of angels in Western imagination is symbolic of the increasing virtualization of the body, as we try to free ourselves of heaviness, of burden, and of disorderly impulses. Dreaming of angels reflects our desire for a world in which lucidity and transparency are not obstacles to our immediate wants. But in our «virtual» world, which is dominated by technology and the Internet, problems are rampant. We have created a world in which teenagers search for meaning to no avail. From eating disorders to sadomasochism, from body piercing to biotechnology, Gérard Pommier delivers a hard-hitting analysis of society’s current emotional health.
Author
Gérard Pommier : Gérard Pommier is a renowned psychiatrist and co-founder of the European Foundation of Psychoanalysis. He is most notably the author of Naissance et Renaissance de l’écriture (Presses Universitaires de France, 1992), Du bon usage érotique de la colère (Aubier, 1994) and Louis du Néant, la mélancolie d’Althusser (Aubier, 1998).
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