Julia Kristeva
Revolt, She Said
| May '68 in France expressed
a fundamental version of freedom: not freedom to succeed,
but freedom to revolt. Political revolutions ultimately betray
revolt because they cease to question themselves. Revolt,
as I understand it-psychic revolt, analytic revolt, artistic
revolt–refers to a permanent state of questioning,
of transformations, an endless probing of appearances. |
| In this book Julia Kristeva extends the
definition of revolt beyond politics per se . Kristeva
sees revolt as a state of permanent questioning and transformation,
of change that characterizes psychic life and, in the best
cases, art. For her, revolt is not simply about rejection
and destruction - it is a necessary process of renewal
and regeneration. |
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“In a collection of interviews entitled Revolt,
She Said, Julia Kristeva performs quite an extraordinary
feat: she somehow manages to simultaneously trumpet the importance
of revolt as an essential feature of a properly human existence
while, nonetheless, ultimately endorsing a very un-revolutionary
cultural and political conservatism”
—Adrian O. Johnson
Metapsychology Online Book Reviews |
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