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Filth: Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Filth: Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life
Contributors:
By (Author) William A. Cohen
Contributions by Ryan Johnson
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
22nd February 2005
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History
Dewey:
306
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
360
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 229mm, Spine 20mm
Description
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 and repression.
