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In The Techne of Giving, Timothy Campbell elaborates a notion of generosity as way of responding to contemporary biopower. Reading films from Visconti, Rossellini, and Antonioni, he both updates their political lexicon while adopting them as models able to push back against neoliberal forms of gift-giving.

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"A very original, extremely well-researched piece of work that combines theoretical sophistication with depth of literary, cultural, and cinematic knowledge." -- -Rosi Braidotti Utrecht University

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1. Forms of Life in a Milieu of Biopower 2. Freeing the Apparatus 3. "Dead Weight": Visconti and Forms of Life 4. Playful Falls in a Milieu of Contagion 5. The Tender Lives of Vitti/Vittoria Conclusion: Attention, Not Autopsy Acknowledgments Notes Index

The Techne of Giving Cinema and the Generous

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/01/2017
      ISBN13: 9780823273263, 978-0823273263
      ISBN10: 0823273261

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      Book Synopsis
      In The Techne of Giving, Timothy Campbell elaborates a notion of generosity as way of responding to contemporary biopower. Reading films from Visconti, Rossellini, and Antonioni, he both updates their political lexicon while adopting them as models able to push back against neoliberal forms of gift-giving.

      Trade Review
      "A very original, extremely well-researched piece of work that combines theoretical sophistication with depth of literary, cultural, and cinematic knowledge." -- -Rosi Braidotti Utrecht University

      Table of Contents
      1. Forms of Life in a Milieu of Biopower 2. Freeing the Apparatus 3. "Dead Weight": Visconti and Forms of Life 4. Playful Falls in a Milieu of Contagion 5. The Tender Lives of Vitti/Vittoria Conclusion: Attention, Not Autopsy Acknowledgments Notes Index

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