The Reflex Republic: Physiologies of Art in the Early Soviet Union.

In the immediate wake of the Russian Revolution, Pavlovian reflex conditioning was rapidly elevated to a universal materialist model for understanding and manipulating human behavior, including the production and reception of art. This article explores the little-known history of the "reflexology of...

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Publicado en:October no. 188; pp. 149 - 175
Autor principal: Vollgraff, Matthew
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Publicado: MIT Press Spring2024
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