GASLIGHT

In Gaslight, Joachim Kalka delves into the mythos of the nineteenth century, exploring our fascination with its auratic gaslight, its mingling of romanticism and modernity, enlightenment and darkness. Here we find the roots of our contemporary preoccupations: ge nder roles and sexuality, terrorism and technology, mad scientists and serial killers, kitsch and commodification. Mustering a wealt h of cultural references, Kalka draws illuminating connections between Balzac and Billy Wilder, Mickey Mouse and the arms race, the cake fights ...[Read more]