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abjection

[ab-jek-shuhn] / æbˈdʒɛk ʃən /












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“It’s this whole ‘leaning into abjection’ thing we see in ‘Girls’ and ‘Fleabag’” — the television shows created by Lena Dunham and Phoebe Waller-Bridges.

From New York Times

In their seeming abjection and haphazardness they exhibited affinities with postwar Japanese photography.

From New York Times

They are in costume to play the role of pure abjection, expressing the painter’s inner state more than any genuine state of poverty in the real world.

From Washington Post

What began as a promotional device for a progressive political cause turned into something else: a commodified emblem of Black abjection and white paternalism that would contribute to a growing trend in visual culture.

From New York Times

When Samantha indulges in abjection, her whiteness provides her some protection from scorn.

From New York Times