{"title":"Professor Michel Chaouli","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Michel Chaouli’s work invites readers into a thoughtful exploration of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, where language, form, and meaning intertwine. His writing, exemplified by titles like \u003cem\u003eSomething Speaks to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, challenges traditional boundaries and encourages a deeper reflection on how we experience creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough an engaging blend of critical insight and poetic sensibility, Chaouli’s books open up new perspectives on the ways art communicates beyond words. These writings are ideal for anyone curious about the subtle forces that shape cultural understanding and artistic dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"something-speaks-to-me-by-professor-michel-chaouli-9780226830421","title":"Something Speaks to Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn account of criticism as an urgent response to what moves us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCriticism begins when we put down a book to tell someone about it. It is what we do when we face a work or event that bowls us over and makes us scramble for a response. As Michel Chaouli argues, criticism involves three moments: \u003cem\u003eSomething speaks to me. I must tell you about it. But I don't know how\u003c\/em\u003e. The heart of criticism, no matter its form, lies in these surges of thoughts and feelings. Criticism arises from the fundamental need to share what overwhelms us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe tend to associate criticism with scholarship and journalism. But Chaouli is not describing professional criticism, but what he calls \"poetic criticism\"—a staging ground for surprise, dread, delight, comprehension, and incomprehension. Written in the mode of a philosophical essay, \u003cem\u003eSomething Speaks to Me\u003c\/em\u003e draws on a wide range of writers, artists, and thinkers, from Kant and Schlegel to Merleau-Ponty, Bachelard, Barthes, and Cavell. Reflecting on these dimensions of poetic experience, \u003cem\u003eSomething Speaks to Me\u003c\/em\u003e is less concerned with joining academic debates than communicating the urgency of criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471585394924,"sku":"9780226830421","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226830421-something-speaks-to-me.jpg?v=1775247518"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/professor-michel-chaouli.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}