Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1, Approaching Abjection Abstract

* Kristeva gives what she calls a "phenomenological" account of the abject, meaning she begins her investigation by relating and describing her own personal experience of the abject in order to give the reader a better understanding of it.
* Kristeva says one of the chief features of the abject...
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