Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this genre-bending work of art, words and images morph in ways that free the reader's imagination to think and write differently. Mona Oraby, Emilie Flamme, and their ghostwriters create the kind of visionary experimentation and innovation that are sorely lacking, but very much needed both within and beyond the academy today.
-- Mark C. Taylor, Columbia University
Oraby and Flamme invite readers into an impressive, courageous, and innovative experiment in communicative arts, an interpretive work of political action, a wager at broader engagement for important ideas raised in expertly curated words and equally scintillating images. A Universe of Terms ushers into perceptible shape a series of interconnected propositions; it threads these together to create space for expansive imaginings. This hefty contribution is a brilliant object for study and thought.
-- Sally M. Promey, Yale University
A Universe of Terms encourages readers to reconsider the conventions that have served to inform what we see and how we communicate the social sciences and humanities. And, in the process, it supports new and unconventional ways of thinking, communicating, and engaging. This is a creative and important project that opens much needed space for reimagining academic language and knowledge.
-- Anthony B. Pinn, author of Interplay of Things: Religion, Art, and Presence Together
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Note on Quotations
Table of Terms
SPIRIT
ECONOMY
HUMAN
MEDIA
PERFORMANCE
SPACE/PLACE
MODERNITY
ENCHANTMENT/DISENCHANTMENT
Index
Bibliography
