Mari Ruti (Professor of Critical Theory, University of Toronto, St.

Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings

The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life

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Produktbeschreibung

Mari Ruti combines theoretical reflection, cultural critique, feminist politics, and personal anecdotes to analyze the prevalence of bad feelings in everyday life. Proceeding from a playful engagement with Freudâ s idea of penis envy, Ruti fans out to a broader consideration of neoliberal pragmatism and a trenchant critique of gender relations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9780231186698
• ISBN-10: 023118669X
• Artikelnr.: 59989126

Autorenporträt

Mari Ruti is Distinguished Professor of Critical Theory and of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Toronto. She is the author of many books, including The Summons of Love (2011); The Call of Character: Living a Life Worth Living (2013); and The Ethics of Opting Out: Queer Theory's Defiant Subjects (2017), all published by Columbia University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Creed of Pragmatism
2. The Rationalization of Intimacy
3. The Obsessions of Gender
4. The Reinvention of Heteropatriarchy
5. The Specificity of Desire
6. The Age of Anxiety
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index