Blocker argues that the literary problem of absurdity is basically a metaphysical problem of being, focusing on the metaphysical distinction of being as essence and being as existence. This book compa
Blocker (philosophy, Ohio State University) and Starling (Kobe Shoin Women's University) argue for classifying aspects of Japanese thought as philosophy. Taking a comparative approach, they trace the
Almost Midnight: Two Festive Short Stories by Rainbow Rowell contains two wintery short stories, decorated throughout for the first time with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Simini Blocker.
A selection of the Best Writing in Israel TodayEdited by Joel Blocker, introduction by Robert AlterThe present volume of Israeli stories reassuringly illustrates the other half of a frequently asserte
Examining the work of various contemporary artists across seven individual essays, Blocker (art history, U. of Minnesota) explores a range of issues that arise within theories of witness, in particula
Blocker (art history, U. of Minnesota) examines performance art works by Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci, Hannah Wilke, Yves Klein, Ana Mendieta, and others, in a challenge to earlier critiques that
