Defacement: Public Secrecy and the Labor of the Negative

Defacement: Public Secrecy and the Labor of the Negative

by Michael T . Taussig (Author)

Synopsis

Defacement asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. In specifying the human face as the ideal type for thinking through such violation, this book raises the issue of secrecy as the depth that seems to surface with the tearing of surface.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 31 Dec 1999

ISBN 10: 0804732000
ISBN 13: 9780804732000