Cultural Politics of EmotionEmotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics. Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power, and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to areas such as feminist and queer politics. Debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, as well as reconciliation and reparation, are explored through topical case studies. In this book the difficult issues are confronted head on. The Cultural Politics of Emotion is in dialogue with recent literature on emotions within gender studies, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy. Throughout the book, Ahmed develops a theory of how emotions work, and the effects they have on our day-to-day lives. New for this editionA substantial 15,000-word Afterword on 'Emotions and Their Objects' which provides an original contribution to the burgeoning field of affect studiesA revised BibliographyUpdated throughout. |
Contents
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2 The Organisation of Hate | 42 |
3 The Affective Politics of Fear | 62 |
4 The Performativity of Disgust | 82 |
5 Shame Before Others | 101 |
6 In the Name of Love | 122 |
7 Queer Feelings | 144 |
8 Feminist Attachments | 168 |
Just Emotions | 191 |
Emotions and Their Objects | 204 |
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