Thanatotic triptych in post-modernity: crisis, pornography, renaissance of death Cover Image

Tanatyczny tryptyk ponowoczesności: kryzys, pornografia i renesans śmierci
Thanatotic triptych in post-modernity: crisis, pornography, renaissance of death

Author(s): Ilona Zakowicz
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: postmodernity; images of death; crisis; renaissance of death; virtual cemeteries; media

Summary/Abstract: In every epoch we can notice different attitude towards end of life, which reflects in varied attitude towards death and its representations. The background for my consideration is postmodernity. In this period there is no one representation of death, because contemporary people’s attitude towards topics associated with passing and their images are diversified. In the article I will try to analyse the representations of death shown trough three phenomena-crisis, pornography and renaissance of death, in which light the Thanatotic post-modern triptych can be constructed.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 56-67
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish