A different actor for each gesture. The ontology of objects in Bruno Schulz’s Street of Crocodiles and the films of the Quay brothers Cover Image

Do każdego gestu inny aktor. Ontologia przedmiotów w Ulicy Krokodyli Brunona Schulza i realizacji filmowej braci Quay
A different actor for each gesture. The ontology of objects in Bruno Schulz’s Street of Crocodiles and the films of the Quay brothers

Author(s): Dominika Meyer
Subject(s): Special Branches of Philosophy, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Bruno Schulz; object-oriented ontology; Ulicy Krokodyli; Manekiny;

Summary/Abstract: Humanism deprived things of the attention they undoubtedly deserve. An anthropocentric way of perceiving the world dominated most movements in contemporary philosophy and classified them as incapacitated products of human practices. Until now object-oriented ontology has focused predominantly on literature, but it also creates whole new possibilities for film theorists, forcing viewers to change prevailing formula.

  • Issue Year: 19/2016
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 111-120
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish