Horrorism: Naming Contemporary Violence

Adriana Cavarero

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Paper, 168 pages,
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November, 2008
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Translator's Note

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 - Etymologies: "Terror"; or, On Surviving

2 - Etymologies: "Horror"; or On Dismembering

3 - On War

4 - The Howl of Medusa

5 - The Vulnerability of the Helpless

6 - The Crime of Medea

7 - Horrorism; or, On Violence Against the Helpless

8 - Those Who Have Seen the Gorgon

9 - Auschwitz; or, On Extreme Horror

10 - Erotic Carnages

11 - So Mutilated that It Might Be the Body of the Pig

12 - The Warrior's Pleasure

13 - Worldwide Aggressiveness

14 - For a History of Terror

15 - Suicidal Horrorism

16 - When the Bomb is a Woman's Body

17 - Female Torturers Grinning at the Camera

Appendix: The Horror! The Horror! Rereading Conrad

Notes

Bibliography

Related Subjects

• Continental/Feminist Philosophy
• Political Philosophy
• Political Theory

Series

• New Directions in Critical Theory

About the Author

Adriana Cavarero is professor of political philosophy at the University of Verona. Her books in English include In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy; Stately Bodies: Literature, Philosophy, and the Question of Gender; Relating Narratives: Storytelling and Selfhood; and For More Than One Voice: Toward a Philosophy of Vocal Expression.

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