audiobook The Primitive; the Aesthetic; and the Savage: An Enlightenment Problematic by Tony C. Brown in Arts-Photography

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Lines of Sightmdash;the seventh volume in the Mechademia series; an annual forum devoted to Japanese anime and mangamdash;explores the various ways in which anime; manga; digital media; fan culture; and Japanese artmdash;from scroll paintings to superflatmdash;challenge; undermine; or disregard the concept of Cartesian (or one-point) perspective; the dominant mode of visual culture in the West since the seventeenth century. More than just a visual mode or geometric system; Cartesianism has shaped nearly every aspect of modern rational thought; from mathematics and science to philosophy and history.Framed by Thomas Lamarrersquo;s introduction; ldquo;Radical Perspectivalism;rdquo; the essays here approach Japanese popular culture as a visual mode that employs non-Cartesian formations; which by extension make possible new configurations of perception and knowledge. Whether by shattering the illusion of visual or narrative seamlessness through the use of multiple layers or irregular layouts; blurring the divide between viewer and creator; providing diverse perspectives within a single work of art; or rejecting dualism; causality; and other hallmarks of Cartesianism; anime and manga offer in their radicalization of perspective the potential for aesthetic and even political transformation.Contributors: David Beynon; Deakin U; Fujimoto Yukari; Meiji U; Yuriko Furuhata; McGill U; Craig Jackson; Ohio Wesleyan U; Reginald Jackson; U of Chicago; Thomas Lamarre; McGill U; Jinying Li; Waiyee Loh; Livia Monnet; U of Montreal; Sharalyn Orbaugh; U of British Columbia; Stefan Riekeles; Atsuko Sakaki; U of Toronto; Miryam Sas; U of California; Berkeley; Timon Screech; U of London; Emily Somers; Marc Steinberg; Concordia U.