The Cultural Politics of Emotion by Sara Ahmed - ISBN: 9780748691135
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Emotions shape politics, power, and identity: a compelling exploration of affect.

The Cultural Politics of Emotion

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    264 pages

  • Release Date

    17 September 2014

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Summary

Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780748691135
ISBN-10:0748691138
Author:Sara Ahmed
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:Edinburgh University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:264
Edition:2nd
Release Date:17 September 2014
Weight:424g
Dimensions:21mm x 235mm x 155mm
About The Author

Sara Ahmed

Sara Ahmed is an independent researcher. Her research interests are in feminist theory, critical race studies and postcolonial theory. Previous publications include Differences that Matter: Feminist Theory and Postmodernism (1998) and Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality (2000).

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