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<p>A renewed critical theory of capitalism that highlights the psyche and body as sites of desire, critique, and complicity.</p>
Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times
The Psychic Life of Contemporary Capitalism
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366 pages
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6 March 2024
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Summary
What is a libidinal economy? How are we psychically hooked into the circuits of the capitalist economy? The contributors to this book question the relevance of a concept that began reappearing in critiques and analyses of capitalist societies since the financial crisis of August 2007. The chapters stretch back to the term's introduction with Freud via Lyotard through to the ways online platforms put our psyches to work. ?Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times? is a collection of essays by leading s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783837656855 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3837656853 |
| Author: | Ben Gook |
| Publisher: | Transcript Verlag |
| Imprint: | Transcript Verlag |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 366 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 586g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Culture & Theory |
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About The Author
Ben Gook
Dr Ben Gook is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on negative affects, psychoanalysis, German culture, social and cultural theory, as well as contemporary film.
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