A Writer of Our Time
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A Writer of Our Time by Joshua Sperling
The first intellectual biography of the life and work of John Berger
A welcome intervention that does justice to the legacy of Berger's thought and work which has been criminally underappreciated in Britain* Morning Star *
Berger's talent for 'seeing all sides' of a thing, his incredible floating perspective, would have been worth less had he not used it to choose the right side. -- Sarah Nicole Prickett * Bookforum *
Berger's talent for 'seeing all sides' of a thing, his incredible floating perspective, would have been worth less had he not used it to choose the right side. -- Sarah Nicole Prickett * Bookforum *
Joshua Sperling has written on film, art and culture for a range of publications including Brooklyn Rail, Guernica, Senses of Cinema, Film Quarterly, Jump Cut, Asymptote, Film Criticism, French Forum, and Bullett Magazine. He received a dual Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Film & Media Studies from Yale University; his dissertation on John Berger was awarded special distinction. He also holds an M.F.A. in Fiction from Brooklyn College and is currently a visiting professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786637420 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786637421 |
| Title | A Writer of Our Time |
| Author | Joshua Sperling |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2018-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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