In lieu of
1. Does "cutting into the skin" mean "cutting and penetrating skin"?
2. Does "in lieu of" in the following context mean "instead of" or "in exchange for"?
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These bodily transformations are important motifs in art and myth, ways of escaping the singular entrapments of the body as well as relating to Bersani’s concept of ‘self-shattering’. While the art of cutting into the skin in the aforementioned artists’ work could be seen as pathological failures of the protective function of the skin ego and as a compulsion to derive pleasure from the raw exposure of flesh in lieu of having a stabilising internal image, it could also be seen as restoring the ego to a time before it took on the defensive mechanisms of an armoured surface.
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catttt 1. Does "cutting into the skin" mean "cutting and penetrating skin"? That is the plain meaning, but the writer seems to be referring to something specific, and I don't know what that is.
- catttt 1.
- Does "cutting into the skin" mean "cutting and penetrating skin"?
- That is the plain meaning, but the writer seems to be referring to something specific, and I don't know what that is.
- catttt 2.
- Does "in lieu of" in the following context mean "instead of" or "in exchange for"?
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catttt1. Does "cutting into the skin" mean "cutting and penetrating skin"?
That is the plain meaning, but the writer seems to be referring to something specific, and I don't know what that is.
catttt2. Does "in lieu of" in the following context mean "instead of" or "in exchange for"?
It means "in place of", "as a s
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