Corpse Encounters: An Aesthetics of Death

by Jacqueline Elam and Chase Pielak

Book Overview

This book takes a critical glance at the ritualized practices of death--corpse preparation, disposal, and aesthetic representation--and examines the workings of aesthetics that shape corpses, as well as the ways in which corpses spill over, resisting aestheticization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498543952
• ISBN13: 9781498543958
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"