Secret Spaces, Forbidden Places: Rethinking Culture
- ISBN-10
- 1789205913
- ISBN-13
- 9781789205916
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-06-01
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Authors
- Catherine O'Brien, Fran Lloyd
Description
In this highly original approach to the study of the construction of culture, this collection of previously unpublished essays explore the topography of the secret and the forbidden, focusing on specific moments in recent cultural and political history. By bringing together writers from different disciplines and different locations, this volume provides a rich and diverse mapping of how the secret and forbidden operate across different subjects and different geographies, extending far beyond physical locations. It is present in domains ranging from language, literature, and cinema to social and political life. This refreshing and thought-provoking collection of essays will prove invaluable for researchers and students.
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