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Author:   Patricia Vieira
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781442642997

ISBN 10:   1442642998
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   23 July 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Shadows of Vision At the Blink of an Eye: Ethics and Politics Beheld Vision and Blindness in Greco-Roman Mythology The Greek Philosophy of Light and Darkness: Parmenides and Plato Judeo-Christian Representations of God: The Question of the Image and the Excess of Brightness Dark Spots in the Sun: Viewing the Enlightenment Project Twentieth-Century Fragments of Vision in Ruins Darkness and the Animal in Graciliano Ramos’s Memórias do Cárcere Darkness in a State of Emergency The Ghost of the Animal Autobiographical Twilight Twists of the Blindfold in Art, Fiction and Film Blindfolds, Hoods, and the Exercise of Power in the Art of Ana Maria Pacheco Torture and Sociality in Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden Filming the Blindfold: Garaje Olimpo and O que é isso Companheiro? The Reason of Vision: Variations on Subjectivity in José Saramago’s Ensaio sobre a CegueiraThe Reason of Blindness Becoming Blind, Becoming a Subject Collective Vision Conclusion: Shades of Criticism Works Cited

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'Insightful exploration of blindness and its cultural representations... This thought-provoking study is also accessible and relevant to those working beyond Hispanic and Lusophone Studies.' -- Stuart Davis

'Insightful exploration of blindness and its cultural representations... This thought-provoking study is also accessible and relevant to those working beyond Hispanic and Lusophone Studies.' -- Stuart Davis Bulletin of Spanish Studies, vol 90:07:2013

‘Insightful exploration of blindness and its cultural representations… This thought-provoking study is also accessible and relevant to those working beyond Hispanic and Lusophone Studies.’ -- Stuart Davis * Bulletin of Spanish Studies, vol 90:07:2013 *

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Patricia Vieira is an assistant professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University.

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