This book, first published in 1992, delves into its subject matter with a focus on providing in-depth analysis and insights. It is part of the Routledge imprint, known for its academic rigor and contribution to various fields of study. The content is designed to engage readers with its scholarly approach while addressing contemporary issues relevant to its themes.
Kaja Silverman, a prominent figure in contemporary art education, serves as the Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her latest work, Flesh of My Flesh, published in 2009, adds to her significant contributions to the field, exploring complex themes related to identity and representation.
Through a wide-ranging discussion, that extends from Ovid and Leonardo da Vinci to Gerhard Richter, and from philosophy and literature to time-based art, Kaja Silverman shows that the master myth of Western subjectivity is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, not that of Oedipus, and this Janus-faced myth has the capacity both to destroy and to save us.
Probably the prominent living filmmaker, and one of the foremost directors of the postwar era, Jean Luc-Godard has received astonishingly little critical attention in the United States. This title conveys the sense that we are at the movies with Silverman and Farocki, and that we, as both student and participant, are the ultimate beneficiaries.