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Hobbes’ Leviathan und die aus dem Blick gefallenen Schnabelmasken
- Author(s):
- Francesca Falk (see profile)
- Date:
- 2011
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Global & Transnational Studies, History
- Subject(s):
- Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679, Political science, Biopolitics, Communicable diseases, Sovereignty
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Hobbes, Political thought, Infectious diseases
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/maw7-xt76
- Abstract:
- This article presents the frontispiece of the Leviathan, the emblem of the Body Politic, in new contexts. S tarting from a detail mostly overlooked in previous analyses, the masks of the plague doctors, the author sketches a new picture of sovereignty, establishing a connection to sanitation and biopolitics. As the crux of his interpretation and as a kind of perceptual filter, the masks of the plague doctors alter the view of the represented body.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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