For art bio critique: sexuality and political action.

Abstract. The art sometimes includes in his creative process testimonies physical, sexual, personal and subjective / subjectifying of the artist, but also of the social subjects who oppose with their bodies at the social and cultural constructs imposed by biopower(s) hegemonic(s). This thesis presents an art bio-critic able to recognize the potential aesthetic and artistic testimonies and experiences abjects of the body as it integrates its plastic material bio criticism art. It aims to propose a theory and a method of deconstruction aesthetic to observe and make observable the aesthetic potential of corporality's and sexualities subjectivists considered "abjects" by the biopower as aesthetic and political action biocritics. To do this, the present work has highlighted the potential aesthetic autoeroticism / masturbation and orgasm / sexual pleasure, as actions biocritics conducted under "Work multiorgasmic collective."

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Source https://theses.hal.science/tel-00986153
Author Mancilla Valdez, Esmeralda
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 5, 2026, 12:25 (UTC)
Created May 5, 2026, 12:25 (UTC)
Identifier tel-00986153
Language fr
Rights https://about.hal.science/hal-authorisation-v1/
contributor Chercheur indépendant
creator Mancilla Valdez, Esmeralda
date 2013-06-22T00:00:00
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