Kristeva's Abjection: Why Certain Things Disgust Us (Philosophy of Horror)
Why do corpses, bodily fluids, and boundary violations provoke such deep revulsion? Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection explains disgust as a fundamental mechanism of identity — we define ourselves by what we reject. This video explains Powers of Horror.
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Topics covered:
• What is abjection?
• Kristeva's psychoanalytic framework
• The abject and the formation of identity
• Abjection in art, literature, and horror
• Connection to Lacan and Freud
• Why abjection theory matters for feminist philosophy
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