Unbearable Life: A Genealogy of Political Erasure
(Part of the Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture Series)
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In ancient Rome, any citizen who had brought disgrace upon the state could be subject to a judgment believed to be worse than death: damnatio memoriae, condemnation of memory. The Senate would decree that every trace of the citizen's existence be removed from the city as if they had never existed in the first place. Once reserved for individuals, damnatio memoriae in different forms now extends to social classes, racial and ethnic...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231193394
ISBN13:9780231193399
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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