'Lexicon of the Mouth surveys the oral cavity as the central channel by which self and surrounding are brought into relation. Leading to questions of embodiment and agency, attachment and loss, locution and the nonsensical, LaBelle emphasizes the mouth as a vital arena for negotiating "the foundational narrative of proper speech." Lexicon of the Mouth aims for a viscous, poetic, and resonant discourse of subjectivity, detailed through the "micro-oralities" of laughing and whispering, stuttering and reciting, eating and kissing, among others. Subsequently, voice and vocality are unsettled in favor of an enable powerful forms of resistance, attachment and conversation, as well as radical imagination.' - excerpted from back cover.
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Onsite

Location code
REF.LAB
Language

English

Keywords
Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

232

ISBN / ISSN

9781623561888

No of copies

1

Content type

artist book

Chapter headings

Introduction: Movement

1. Bite, Chew, Eat

2. Burp, Choke, Cough, Gag, Spit, Vomit

3. Cry, Scream, Shout, Sing

4. Gasp, Growl, Grunt, Sigh, Yawn

5. Gibberish, Gobbledygook

6. Inner voice, Self-talk

7. Kiss, Lick, Suck

8. Laugh

9. Murmur, Whisper

10. Lisp, Mute, Stutter

11. Recite, Repeat, Vow

12. Whistle

Conclusion: Dirty

Etc.

Lexicon of the Mouth: Poetics and Politics of Voice and the Oral Imaginary
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