Lu Xun's Affirmative Biopolitics

ISBN-13: 9781032133768 / Miękka / 2023 / 260 str.

Wenjin (University of New Hampshire) Cui

Opis

This book presents a radically new interpretation of Lu Xun (1881–1936), the most prominent cultural figure of modern China, by bringing to light the naturalistic conception of culture that defines his thinking and by interpreting his naturalism in light of affirmative biopolitics and correlative thinking

Recenzje

"For those who have read Lu Xun, seek to understand him, and have been confounded by perplexing paradoxes in his work, this book will be illuminating and enlightening." Géraldine Fiss, University of Southern California

"By recasting Lu Xun as engaged in　affirmative　biopolitics,　this　illuminating　study　discovers the evolutional and naturalistic foundation of modern Chinese culture. Lu Xun’s biopolitics sees biological life as a source of power and energy that fuels and enriches human culture and institution." Ban Wang, Stanford University　

Spis treści

Introduction Chapter 1. Life and the Power of Self-Transcendence Chapter 2. The Generation of a “New Life” Chapter 3. Evolutionary Progress and In-Between Existence Chapter 4. A Biopolitical Vision of Chinese Modernity Chapter 5. Correlative Thinking and Its Modern Transformation Chapter 6. Overcoming Nihilism Chapter 7. The Negative Bond between Singular Existences Bibliography

O autorze

Wenjin Cui is an Assistant Professor of Chinese at the University of New Hampshire. Her areas of specialization include modern and contemporary Chinese literature and culture, film studies, and critical theory.