Countering the Disadvantage: Stasis as an Emancipatory Minimalist Legacy in Chantal Akerman's Cinema

This article examines stasis in Chantal Akerman's cinema by means of a genealogical study into its minimalist origins in order to make visible its political operationality in her work and, by extension, its inherent political potential. Stasis is an aesthetic effect generated through the use of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charlotte Wynant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2023-10-01
Series:Film-Philosophy
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Online Access:https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/film.2023.0243