Autotheory--the commingling of theory and philosophy with autobiography--as a mode of critical artistic practice indebted to feminist writing and activism.
In the 2010s, the term "autotheory" began to trend in literary spheres, where it was used to describe books in which memoir and autobiography fused with theory and philosophy. In this book, Lauren Fournier extends the meaning of the term, applying it to other disciplines and practices. Fournier provides a long-awaited account of autotheory, situating it as a mode of contemporary, post-1960s artistic practice that is indebted to feminist writing, art, and activism. Investigating a series of works by writers and artists including Chris Kraus and Adrian Piper, she considers the politics, aesthetics, and ethics of autotheory.
Author(s): Lauren Fournier
Edition: 1
Publisher: The MIT Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 320
Tags: Feminism, Literary Criticism
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Autotheory as Feminist Practice: History, Theory, Art, Life
1. Performing Kant: Surviving Philosophy through Self-Imaging
2. No Theory, No Cry: Autotheory’s Economies and Circulations
3. Citation as Relation: Intertextual Intimacies and Identifications
4. Performing Citations and Visualizing References: Drawn Bibliographies, Sculpted Theory, and Other Mimetic Moves
5. J’accuse: Autotheory and the Feminist Politics of Disclosure and Exposure
Conclusion: Autotheory in (De)Colonial Times
Index