In this thesis, I will argue that the individual can resist the status quo, that is the existing state of affairs. A resistance through art. I do not interpret art as just a painting, but I use a...Show moreIn this thesis, I will argue that the individual can resist the status quo, that is the existing state of affairs. A resistance through art. I do not interpret art as just a painting, but I use a broader conceptualization in which all aspects of human life guided by aesthetics, that is guided by a demand for a creative and beautiful sensual existence, can be seen as art. I will explore resistance as an aesthetic practice by reading the twentieth-century philosophers Herbert Marcuse and Michel Foucault alongside one another. Both authors analysed how individuals are constituted within systems of power and how dominant structures of power can be resisted. I will argue that their theories are not only compatible with each other, but that they also complement one another. Taken together, both theories present the individual with the opportunity to resist the status quo through a form of aesthetic practices.Show less
This thesis provides an exploration of Carl Jung’s concept of individuation and proves how this concept is fictionalised by Philip K. Dick in his novel 'Ubik'.
