Politics of Kathy Acker: Revolution and the Avant-Garde

This study explores the revolutionary politics in the work of one of America's most important avant-garde writers, situating her in broader social, political, and historical contexts and offering an extensive analysis of the intersections between politics and literary form. It asserts Acker's pivotal position in the avant-garde tradition in the twentieth century and opens her texts to a range of theory, making links between literature and other disciplines. It brings the radicalism of Acker's politics back to life, examining her work as a continuation of the historical avant-garde and exploring how she took moments and movements from modern history to create her own political agenda.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2021
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Exploring Revolutionary Politics in the Work of One of America's Most Important Avant-Garde Writers: Key Features
Situates Acker in Broader Social, Political, and Historical Contexts
Offers an Extensive Analysis of the Intersections Between Politics and Literary Form
Asserting Acker's Pivotal Position in the Avant-Garde Tradition in the Twentieth Century
Opens Acker's Texts to a Range of Theory and Makes Links Between Literature and Other Disciplines
This Study Brings the Radicalism of Acker's Politics Back to Life
Moving Beyond Conventional Accounts of Her Postmodernism, It Explores Her Work as a Continuation of the Historical Avant-Garde and Examines How She Took Moments and Movements from Modern History, Including Russian Nihilism, Spanish Anarchism, and the Global Revolts of the 1960s, to Create Her Own Political Agenda.
In Doing So, It Presents Acker in a New Light: A Revolutionary Voice in an Age When Such Voices Are Sore Needed.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 155 x 233 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474481670