blockages to narrative
1. Does "mine" in the following sentence mean "explore and represent"?

2. Does "blockages to narrative" mean "lack of narrative"?

Sentence:
According to Bersani, art or literary works that mine the structural effects of the death drive as an unpleasurable pleasure exhibit forms which feature repetition and blockages to narrative.

Question

blockages to narrative
1. Does "mine" in the following sentence mean "explore and represent"?

2. Does "blockages to narrative" mean "lack of narrative"?

Sentence:
According to Bersani, art or literary works that mine the structural effects of the death drive as an unpleasurable pleasure exhibit forms which feature repetition and blockages to narrative.

Answer

1. Yes. imho.
2. blockage - an obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible. So, the idea is that the narrative cannot evolve.

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