At the Edges of Sleep : Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators.

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Many recent works of contemporary art, performance, and film turn a spotlight on sleep, wresting it from the hidden, private spaces to which it is commonly relegated. At the Edges of Sleep considers sleep in f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ma, Jean.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Apichatpong Weerasethakul and the Turn to Sleep
  • 2 Sleep Must Be Protected
  • PART I: REGARDING SLEEP
  • 3 Into the Dark
  • 4 Exiting and Entering Early Cinema
  • 5 Somnolent Journeys
  • 6 Insensate Intimacies
  • PART II: SLEEPING REGARD
  • 7 The Regressive Thesis
  • 8 Narcotic Reception
  • 9 A Little History of Sleeping at the Movies
  • 10 Zoning Out
  • 11 Circadian Cinemas
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.