Love Among the Ruins: on the possibility of dialectical activity in paris, texas

Angelaki 27 (5):132-147 (2022)
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In this paper I give an interpretation of the Wim Wenders film, Paris, Texas, that brings to bear Talbot Brewer’s notion of “dialectical activity.” According to Brewer, dialectical activity is an a...

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10.1080/0969725x.2022.2110400

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