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    		• Ruti, Mari, author.
     
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    		• Emotions -- Social aspects.
     
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    		• Critical theory.
     
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    		• Negativity (Philosophy)
     
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    		• Neoliberalism.
     
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    		• Feminist theory.
     
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    Penis envy and other bad feelings : the emotional costs of everyday life / Mari Ruti.
    by Ruti, Mari, author.
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    New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
    Subjects
  • Emotions -- Social aspects.
    •  
  • Critical theory.
    •  
  • Negativity (Philosophy)
    •  
  • Neoliberalism.
    •  
  • Feminist theory.
    • ISBN: 
    9780231186681
    0231186681
    Description: 
    xlix, 257 pages ; 23 cm
    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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    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 to a broader consideration of neoliberal pragmatism. She focuses on the emphasis on good performance, high productivity, constant self-improvement, and relentless cheerfulness that characterizes present-day Western society. Revealing the treacherousness of our fantasies of the good life, particularly the idea that our efforts will eventually be rewarded--that things will eventually get better--Ruti demystifies the false hope that often causes us to tolerate an unbearable present.
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