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Vampires: An Uneasy Essay on the Undead
Cultural Writing. Film history and criticism. "Jalal Toufic is an amazing writer. He documents the moves of consciousness in a way that leads the reader ever deeper, from impasse to illusion to new impasse--turning the trap of 'what can't be named' into a true paradise"--Richard Foreman. "Relentlessly uncompromising.Toufic's radical and visionary poetics gird the reader to forge ahead into uncharted territory"--Village Voice. "Jalal Toufic is one of the best writers in America today...and his first 2 books, DISTRACTED and (VAMPIRES), are some of the best writing of the past 20 years"--John Zorn, Film Works IV. Jalal Toufic is a teacher, film theorist, video artist, and author of several books. His films have been shown worldwide.
288 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1993
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May 25, 2007
This book was on my list for my secondary exam. It is the pinnacle of esoteric fab theory. Combines Islamic mysticism with film theory.
January 30, 2008
The meaning of the un-dead as visual imagery, presence vs. absence, the linear and interruptions.
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