At the Edges of Sleep Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators

At the Edges of Sleep considers sleep in film and moving image art as both a subject matter to explore onscreen and a state to induce in the audience. Far from negating action or meaning, sleep extends into new territories as it designates ways of existing in the world, in relation to people, places...

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Main Author: Ma, Jean (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2022
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