Lauren Berlant (1957–2021)

Auteur van Cruel Optimism

20+ Werken 888 Leden 3 Besprekingen

Over de Auteur

Lauren Berlant is George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, coauthor of The Hundreds, and author of Cruel Optimism, both also published by Duke University Press.

Bevat de naam: Lauren Berlant

Fotografie: Photo courtesy the University of Chicago Experts Exchange (link)

Werken van Lauren Berlant

Populair Recent

Cruel Optimism (2011) 334 exemplaren

The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship (1997) 150 exemplaren

The Female Complaint: The Unfinished Business of Sentimentality in American Culture (2008) 91 exemplaren

Sex, or the Unbearable (2013) 64 exemplaren

The Hundreds (2019) 50 exemplaren

Intimacy (2000) 45 exemplaren

Desire/Love (2012) 35 exemplaren

On the Inconvenience of Other People (Writing Matters!) (2022) 33 exemplaren

Compassion: The Culture and Politics of an Emotion (Essays from the English Institute) (2004) 26 exemplaren

The Anatomy of National Fantasy: Hawthorne, Utopia, and Everyday Life (1991) 24 exemplaren

Our Monica, Ourselves: The Clinton Affair and the National Interest (Sexual Cultures) (2001) 20 exemplaren

Reading Sedgwick (Theory Q) (2019) 8 exemplaren

"'68 or the Revolution of Little Queers" 1 exemplaar

Critical Inquiry (Intimacy, 24:2 Winter) 1 exemplaar

The Affect Theory Reader 1 exemplaar

What does queer theory teach us about X? In PMLA 110 (1) 1 exemplaar

Sex in Public. In Critical Inquiry 24(2) Intimacy 1 exemplaar

Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant(1996-01-19) (2011) 1 exemplaar

Compassion: The Culture and Politics of an Emotion (Essays from the English Institute) (2014) 1 exemplaar

El corazón de la nación. Ensayos sobre política y sentimentalismo (Spanish Edition) (2011) 1 exemplaar

Werk verkenner

Gerelateerde werken

The Blithedale Romance [Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed.] (2010) — Medewerker — 56 exemplaren

Tagged

21e eeuw (9) affect (12) affect theory (23) Amerikanistiek (8) Berlant (8) Burger (10) cultural criticism (7) Cultuur (5) Cultuurwetenschappen (33) essays (12) Feminisme (16) Feministische Theorie (13) Filosofie (11) gay (7) Genderstudies (12) Geschiedenis (8) Kritiek (7) Kritische theorie (17) Literaire kritiek (14) literary history and criticism (5) literary studies (4) Literatuur (7) Literatuurtheorie (19) Non-fictie (22) Politiek (19) Politieke theorie (17) Psychologie (6) queer studies (12) Queer theory (22) Ras (7) seks (8) Sekse (12) Seksualiteit (27) seksualiteit/gender (6) te lezen (64) Theorie (33) theory/criticism/culture (4) Verenigde Staten (9) vrouwen (5) zonderling (12)

Trefwoordvertaling ingeschakeld

Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum: 1957-10-31
Overlijdensdatum: 2021-06-28
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Opleiding: Oberlin College, BA English, 1979
Cornell University, MA English, 1983
Cornell University, Ph.D. English, 1985
Beroepen: professor (English)
George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
Organisaties: University of Chicago

Leden

Besprekingen

Cruel Optimism door Lauren Berlant

I read this over the summer, but it's probably more of a January thing. When it gets real rough just to do anything at all, this stuff can help.

Gemarkeerd

Jetztzeit | 1 andere bespreking | May 15, 2020 |

Cruel Optimism door Lauren Berlant

Definitely thought-provoking, though some of the connections between chapters felt a little disparate? I really enjoyed chapter five, especially the thoughts related to slow death, but was less interested in other things? This just wasn't my greatest cup of tea, which is more about my feelings and less about the book itself. I liked it, I just wasn't thrilled and rarely felt like blown away. A good read nonetheless, and I recommend it to folks who want to engage with affect theory and see how it works/what it might be able to do for them.… (meer)

Gemarkeerd

aijmiller | 1 andere bespreking | May 23, 2018 |