Conscientious Abjection and Chaosmopolitanism in Khavn de la Cruz’s Ruined Heart

TY - JOUR

T1 - Conscientious Abjection and Chaosmopolitanism in Khavn de la Cruz’s Ruined Heart

AU - Brown, William

PY - 2019/3/1

Y1 - 2019/3/1

N2 - In this essay, I shall use the concepts of abjection and cosmopolitanismto analyse Khavn de la Cruz’s Ruined Heart: Another Love Story BetweenA Criminal and A Whore (Philippines/Germany, 2014), arguing that the film critiques contemporary neoliberalism, as well as the central role that cinema plays in its globalisation. More than this, I shall show how Khavn’s filmalso helps us to question and to refine our understanding of abjection and cosmopolitanism, in particular as these concepts have been used in combination — with political theorists using ‘abject cosmopolitanism’ as a framework to think about the role and condition of migrants and migration in the contemporary world (Nyers 2003).© 2019, The Author(s). The attached document (embargoed until 31/03/2020) is an author produced version of a paper published in STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

AB - In this essay, I shall use the concepts of abjection and cosmopolitanismto analyse Khavn de la Cruz’s Ruined Heart: Another Love Story BetweenA Criminal and A Whore (Philippines/Germany, 2014), arguing that the film critiques contemporary neoliberalism, as well as the central role that cinema plays in its globalisation. More than this, I shall show how Khavn’s filmalso helps us to question and to refine our understanding of abjection and cosmopolitanism, in particular as these concepts have been used in combination — with political theorists using ‘abject cosmopolitanism’ as a framework to think about the role and condition of migrants and migration in the contemporary world (Nyers 2003).© 2019, The Author(s). The attached document (embargoed until 31/03/2020) is an author produced version of a paper published in STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

M3 - Article

SN - 0039-3800

SP - 56

JO - Studies in the Humanities

JF - Studies in the Humanities

ER -