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Ruti, Mari, author.
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Emotions -- Social aspects.
Critical theory.
Negativity (Philosophy)
Neoliberalism.
Feminist theory.
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Penis envy and other...
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Penis envy and other bad feelings : the emotional costs of everyday life / Mari Ruti.
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Ruti, Mari, author.
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Subjects
Emotions -- Social aspects.
Critical theory.
Negativity (Philosophy)
Neoliberalism.
Feminist theory.
ISBN:
9780231186681
0231186681
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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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