声明
Contents
摘要
Abstract
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.2 Underworld:Literature Review
1.2.1 Literature Review Abroad
1.2.2 Literature Review at Home
1.3 Significance and Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 2 The Theoretical Background
2.1 Sociological Theories
2.1.1 The Society of Spectacle
2.1.2 The Consumer Society
2.2 Cultural Studies and Walter Benjamin’s Theory
2.2.1 Dialectical Image
2.2.2 Monadology
2.2.3 The Authenticity of Art
2.2.4 "Trash Aesthetics"
Chapter 3 Alienated Spectacles of the Waste in the Novel
3.1 The Alienated Accumulation of the Waste
3.2 Alienation of the Technology in Processing the Waste
3.3 Alienation of the Institution in Processing the Waste
Chapter 4 Landfills:Reconstruction and Redemption of the History
4.1 Reconstruction of the History:Sims’s Landfill
4.2 Redemption of the History:Detwiler’s Landfill in Concept
Chapter 5 Towers and Painting:Recreation and Redemption of the Art
5.1 Recreation of the Art:Sabato Rodia’s Watts Towers
5.2 Redemption of the Art:Klara Sax’s Landscape Painting
Chapter 6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Published papers
Resume
Acknowledgements