Filth: Dirt, Disgust, and Modern Life
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From floating barges of urban refuse to dung-encrusted works of art, from toxic landfills to dirty movies, filth has become a major presence and a point of volatile contention in modern life. This book explores the question of what filth has to do with culture: what critical role the lost, the rejected, the abject, and the dirty play in social management and identity formation. It suggests the ongoing power of culturally mandated categories of exclusion...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816643008
ISBN13:9780816643004
Release Date:December 2004
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Length:317 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
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