‘Childish’ beyond Age : Reconceptualising the Aesthetics of Resistance
Year of publication
2021
Authors
Ylönen, Susanne C.
Abstract
This chapter explores the concept of ‘aesthetic sublation’ – a performative mode of meaning making that seeks to degrade its object (; ). Here, the phenomenon of aesthetic sublation is discussed as a form of resistance. Moreover, it is related to intergenerational negotiations through cases in which the labels of ‘childish’ and ‘horrific’ or ‘nasty’ converge. The chapter offers a review of how resistance is conceptualized in, for example, childhood studies, aesthetics and research on popular culture and it asks what can be gained by reconceptualising these instances as aesthetic sublation.
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University of Jyväskylä
Ylönen Susanne 
Publication type
Publication format
Article
Parent publication type
Compendium
Article type
Other article
Audience
ScientificPeer-reviewed
Peer-ReviewedMINEDU's publication type classification code
A3 Book section, Chapters in research booksPublication channel information
Parent publication name
Parent publication editors
Eriksen Ødegaard, Elin; Spord Borgen, Jorunn
Publisher
Pages
197-213
ISBN
Publication forum
Publication forum level
1
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
Yes
Open access of publication channel
Fully open publication channel
Self-archived
Yes
Other information
Fields of science
Social policy; Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts; Visual arts and design; Other humanities
Keywords
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Publication country
Netherlands
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
DOI
10.1163/9789004445666_010
The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection
Yes