Bodies of Others

Available in English for the first time <i>The Bodies of Others</i> investigates through a series of close readings of several theatrical and film productions in Europe and South America the relationship between representation (including theatrical representation) and ethics (defined as an ongoing relational negotiation as opposed to a set of universal moral laws).<br/><br/>The main concepts are exposed through a comparative analysis of historical processes political actions and artistic works from different periods. <br/><br/>Thus the dialogue between the film <i>La carrose d'or</i>by Jean Renoir (1952) and <i>Rosa Cuchillo</i> by Yuyachkani (2006) serves to address the problem of the multiple meanings of representation. The dialogue between the play <i>El Señor Galíndez</i> by Eduardo Pavlovsky (1973) the performance <i>The Conquest of America</i> by Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis (1989) and the novel <i>2666</i>(2004) by Roberto Bolaño allows the concept of an 'ethic of the body' to be addressed. <br/><br/>Other key concepts such as identity care cruelty violence memory and testimony are considered through investigation of work such as Angelica Liddel's theatre pieces Rabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie's performances Albertina Carri Basilio Martín Patino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films and Mapa Teatro's trans-disciplinary creations.