Wenjin Cui

Lu Xun's Affirmative Biopolitics

Nothingness and the Power of Self-Transcendence

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a radically new interpretation of Lu Xun (1881-1936), the most prominent cultural figure of modern China, by bringing to light the naturalistic conception of culture that defines his thinking and by interpreting his naturalism in light of affirmative biopolitics and correlative thinking

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9781032133768
• ISBN-10: 1032133767
• Artikelnr.: 68715068

Autorenporträt

Wenjin Cui is an Assistant Professor of Chinese at the University of New Hampshire. Her areas of specialization include modern and contemporary Chinese literature and culture, film studies, and critical theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. Life and the Power of Self-Transcendence
Chapter 2. The Generation of a "New Life"
Chapter 3. Evolutionary Progress and In-Between Existence
Chapter 4. A Biopolitical Vision of Chinese Modernity
Chapter 5. Correlative Thinking and Its Modern Transformation
Chapter 6. Overcoming Nihilism
Chapter 7. The Negative Bond between Singular Existences
Bibliography