Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1980

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Translator’s Note-Chapter 2

Chapters 3-5

Chapters 6-8

Chapters 9-11

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Essay Topics

How does Kristeva’s articulation of the abject intersect with Lacan’s notion of the Real and Freud’s description of the uncanny?

How does Kristeva’s concept of abjection function in contemporary film and television? For example, how does a series such as The Walking Dead illustrate Kristeva’s theories?

How does Céline characterize women in Journey to the End of the Night? How does this relate to Kristeva’s assertions about gender?