Narcissus in Bloom
An Alternative History of the Selfie
$30.67
- Paperback
1 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2023
Summary
Narcissism is the defining pathology of the twenty-first century, but what if it is not self-obsession that defines us but a need for self-transformation?
Narcissus in Bloom is a short history of the self-portrait, beginning with Renaissance painters like Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, through to photographers and celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Lee Friedlander and Hervé Guibert.
Analysing the ways that so many artists have regarded their …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914420634 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914420632 |
| Author: | Matt Colquhoun |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm |
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Narcissus in Bloom is a real achievement … it marks a return to a now lost tradition: big-picture cultural theorising that speaks to and illuminates present-day anxieties in unexpected ways, spoken in the vernacular of contemporary popular culture, of the likes of Richard Hoggart, Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall and more.
“Relating one’s emotional self to those around us is at the very heart of Colquhoun’s queer critical and political project. Narcissus in Bloom is ambitious, moving, inspirational and loving… a purposeful and universal work driven by the author’s passion for photography.”
“Rather than see the selfie as a sign of self-absorption, this engrossing volume understands the selfie as expressing a longing for a kind of self-transformation. Elegantly and stylishly written, this book is the best kind of cultural criticism, sweeping away the worn- out cliches of the familiar for the freshness and wonder of the truly new.”
“A fascinating alternative genealogy of our modern obsession with the photographic self-image. You’ll never look at a selfie the same way again.”
About The Author
Matt Colquhoun
Matt Colquhoun is a writer and photographer from Hull, UK. He is the author of Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy and Mark Fisher (2020) and the editor of Mark Fisher’s Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures (2021). He is currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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