Penis envy and other bad feelings : the emotional costs of everyday life /

Mari Ruti combines theoretical reflection, cultural critique, feminist politics, and personal experience to analyze the prevalence of bad feelings in contemporary everyday life. Proceeding from a playful engagement with Freud's idea of penis envy, Ruti's autotheoretical commentary fans out...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruti, Mari (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Critical theory.
Negativity (Philosophy)
Emotions > Social aspects.
Neoliberalism.
Feminist theory.
Théorie critique.
Négativité (Philosophie)
Néo-libéralisme.
Théorie féministe.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Critical Theory.
Critical theory
Emotions > Social aspects
Feminist theory
Neoliberalism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The creed of pragmatism
  • The rationalization of intimacy
  • The obsessions of gender
  • The reinvention of heteropatriarchy
  • The specificity of desire
  • The age of anxiety
  • Conclusion.

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