Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash of Bodily Regimes

Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash of Bodily Regimes
ISBN-10
1118901983
ISBN-13
9781118901984
Category
Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2021-03-29
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Steve Pile

Description

This book seeks to understand the coexistence of bodily regimes and the politics that emerge from the clash between them: Presents a novel conceptual model for understanding the relationship between bodies and affects Reworks Rancière's notions of the distribution of the sensible and the aesthetic unconscious Establishes a dynamic and multiple understanding of the repressive, distributive and communicative unconscious by rethinking Freudian psychoanalysis Utilizes a variety of empirical materials, from Hollywood movies to Freud's case studies Sets its argument about politics within the context of significant social events to ensure its conceptual and empirical material is relevant to the contemporary political moment

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