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The Ancient Device

By Simon O'Sullivan


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September 20, 2024

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$30.00
''A novel about the ‘ fiction of the self’ and performance as a device. Develops an idea of ‘ myth-work’ . Shows how narrative and imaginary landscapes/figures can work as a form of repair.
Professor Simon O’ Sullivan teaches at Goldsmiths College, Univ of London. He is a theorist and artist working at the intersection of contemporary art practice, performance and philosophy. He has published widely in in these areas, often in relation to Deleuze and Guattari and, more recently in relation to fictioning and myth-work. His most recent monographs are From Magic and Myth-Work to Care and Repair (2024) and (written with David Burrows) Fictioning: The Myth-Functions of Contemporary Art and Philosophy (2019).

ISBN: 9781917251013
Format: Paperback
Pages: 180
Publisher: Triarchy Press Ltd
Published: September 20, 2024