{"product_id":"nonliterary-fiction-art-of-the-americas-under-neoliberalism-9780226822358","title":"Non-literary Fiction: Art of the Americas under Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn the late-twentieth-century visual art across the Americas, a new form of fiction known as \"Non-literary Fiction\" emerged. Esther Gabara explores how this fiction responds to the rise of neoliberal regimes, focusing on the role of fiction in daily politics. These fictions depart from traditional literary narrative structures and emerge in new mediums and practices, such as performance and body art, posters, mail art, found objects, and installations. Gabara argues that these fictions constitute a type of art that encourages viewers to collaborate in its creation and helps them withstand the harsh restrictions imposed by dominant neoliberal regimes. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 02 December 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: The University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon-literary Fiction: A New Form of Narrative in Contemporary Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her groundbreaking work, \"Non-literary Fiction,\" Esther Gabara delves into a novel genre of fiction that emerged in the late-twentieth century across the Americas. Through a comprehensive examination of contemporary art produced in this region, Gabara explores how artists have responded to the growing influence of neoliberal regimes. Focusing on the crucial role of fiction in shaping daily politics, Gabara argues that these fictions depart from traditional literary narrative structures and emerge in the new mediums and practices that have revolutionized contemporary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each chapter, Gabara details how fiction is created through various visual art forms, including performance and body art, posters, mail art, found objects, and installations. She views these fictions as a unique form of art that encourages viewers to actively participate in the creation of the work and provides them with a means to resist the harsh restrictions imposed by dominant neoliberal regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring repressive regimes of the 1960s and 1970s and free trade agreements of the 1990s, artists and critics consistently resisted economic privatization, political deregulation, and reactionary social logic. They rejected inherited notions of visual, literary, and political representation and sought alternative ways to express their ideas and emotions. Gabara's work demonstrates how negation plays a crucial role in enabling the creation of fiction outside textual forms of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough close analyses of artworks and writings by leading figures of these two generations, including Indigenous thinkers, Gabara showcases how artists and critics have used negation to challenge dominant narratives and create new forms of fiction that reflect the complex realities of their times. \"Non-literary Fiction\" is a seminal work that contributes to our understanding of the role of art in shaping political discourse and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780226822358\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Professor Esther Gabara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44761472073978,"sku":"9780226822358","price":26.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1699614997476_book.jpg?v=1699779244","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/nonliterary-fiction-art-of-the-americas-under-neoliberalism-9780226822358","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}