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Mary Gaitskill's Masochistic Aesthetic

Panel: 
Literature/Philosophy: vertigo, trauma, silence
Abstract: 

Gaitskill's fiction invites Deleuzian analysis, chiefly the representation of the masochistic dynamic in Coldness and Cruelty. This paper situates the fictional exploration of S&M as being at the centre of the response to social and cultural concerns regarding the (re)construction of female identity.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Kate
Last Name: 
Burton
Institution: 
Murdoch University