![]() ![]() Bakhtin’s theory should be framed within a broader postmodern belief that culture is in essence centered around dialogue, polyphony, and innovation and therefore has a particular political potential. As such, it is an expression of a living and transgressive aesthetic that manifests itself in relation to power structures, ideologies, and institutions. Its most important feature, however, is the temporary suspension and subversion of supposedly fixed norms and boundaries - meaning that the dead can resurrect and fools can become kings. The carnivalesque mode is characterized by laughter, the profane, exuberance, and the presence of “grotesque” bodies. In Rabelais and His World (1984), Mikhail Bakhtin traced the influence of the carnival and the “carnivalesque” in European early modern culture, ranging from the market space to literary works. Target audience: junior academic and artistic researchers Time: 14h30-17h, unless communicated otherwise Location: S.S209 ARIA attic, Lange Sint-AnnastrAntwerp ![]()
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