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Must read books if you are doing a PhD in seductive artworks
Seduction (CultureTexts)Seduction (CultureTexts) by Jean Baudrillard
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The title says it all. Whether you agree or disagree with Baudrillard, this is a must read
Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis (Seminar of Jacques Lacan)Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis (Seminar of Jacques Lacan) by J Lacan
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Yes, my approach is psychoanalytic, as I believe this is a field that directly deals with the issue of desire
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Other Side of Psychoanalysis Bk. 17: Book XVI: The Other Side of PsychoanalysisThe Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Other Side of Psychoanalysis Bk. 17: Book XVI: The Other Side of Psychoanalysis by J Lacan
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Lacan's theory of the four discourses
Knowing Nothing Staying StupidKnowing Nothing Staying Stupid by Nobus
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A great bridge towards psychoanalysis in general and Lacan in particular
How to Read LacanHow to Read Lacan by Slavoj Zizek
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A great inspiration for those who have to write about Lacan
Tony Takitani [DVD] [2006]Tony Takitani [DVD] [2006]
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A great example of how clothes seduce people
The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics)The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics) by Giacomo Casanova
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Of course, Casanova's diaries are a must
The Quadrille of Gender: Casanova's 'Memoirs'The Quadrille of Gender: Casanova's 'Memoirs' by Francois Roustang
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A psychoanalytic study of the most famous seducer
The Libertine Reader: Eroticism and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century FranceThe Libertine Reader: Eroticism and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France by M Feher
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A libertine reader, including Laclos's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
Manolo BlahnikManolo Blahnik by Colin McDowell
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Why women like shoes? A lesson from the maestro
La séduction: [colloque, Bruxelles, 30 novembre au 2 décembre 1979] (Colloques de Bruxelles)La séduction: [colloque, Bruxelles, 30 novembre au 2 décembre 1979] (Colloques de Bruxelles)
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Collected essays on seduction. You must learn French, though
Stealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us from SeeingStealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us from Seeing by Darian Leader
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Very enjoyable essay on how art objects can seduce people
Compulsive Beauty (October Books)Compulsive Beauty (October Books) by H Foster
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Surealists certainly know about seduction
Surrealism: Desire UnboundSurrealism: Desire Unbound by Vincent Gille
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Desire though objects
The Art Of SeductionThe Art Of Seduction by Robert Greene
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One needs to know about these things too!
A Lover's DiscourseA Lover's Discourse by Roland Barthes
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Inspiring writing, a compromise between the subjective and the objective
The Writings of Marcel Duchamp (Da Capo Paperback)The Writings of Marcel Duchamp (Da Capo Paperback) by Marcel Duchamp
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Now, here's a seductive artist
Pink: The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and CulturePink: The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture by Barbara Nemitz
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A seductive, double edged colour
The Seductions of Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan and Derrida (Cambridge Studies in French)The Seductions of Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan and Derrida (Cambridge Studies in French) by John Forrester
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Not to read literally, but a good introduction altogether
Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery SpaceInside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space by B ODoherty
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Do you want to know what happens in that privileged enclosure?
Lacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits CloselyLacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits Closely by Bruce Fink
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If Lacan appears, Fink must too, as his lucidity akes understanding possible
Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-century FranceSubjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-century France by J Butler
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All you need to know to talk about desire, en passant
The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers) (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers)The Sex Appeal of the Inorganic (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers) (Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers) by Mario Perniola
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The title is a little misleading but still, this is another perspective on should be aware of
The Penguin Freud Reader (Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts)The Penguin Freud Reader (Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts) by Sigmund Freud
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Lacan without Freud? Here's how psychoanalysis (an essentially seductive practice) came about