Nicholas Brown, "Autonomy: The Social Ontology of Art under Capitalism" (Duke UP, 2019)
New Books in Critical Theory
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Jurgen Lest - The Perfect Man, Perfect Human
Kave: Jurgen Lest was interesting for me specifically, this book's introducing for me actually. He says the film that I picked up as being relevant though to television was the five obstructions he did with another Danish director. Kave: Lars von Trier is a big admirer of Lest, but basically has a opposite approach and wants him to remake the perfect human five times each time. And so many times when you're watching what a work of art means, instead of determining it according to other words, make it something else.
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