The Cultural Politics of Emotion
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- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2014
Summary
Emotions 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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780748691135 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0748691138 |
| Author: | Sara Ahmed |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 235mm x 155mm |
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About The Author
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed is an independent researcher. Her research interests are in feminist theory, critical race studies and postcolonial theory. Previous publications include Differences that Matter: Feminist Theory and Postmodernism (1998) and Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality (2000).
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