Sex, or the Unbearable
Lauren Berlant
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Description for Sex, or the Unbearable
Paperback. Through virtuoso interpretations of works of cinema, photography, critical theory, and literature, including Lydia Davis' story "Break It Down" (reprinted in full here), this title explores what it means to live with negativity, with those divisions that may be irreparable. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Sex, or the Unbearable is a dialogue between Lauren Berlant and Lee Edelman, two of our leading theorists of sexuality, politics, and culture. In juxtaposing sex and the unbearable they don't propose that sex is unbearable, only that it unleashes unbearable contradictions that we nonetheless struggle to bear. In Berlant and Edelman's exchange, those terms invoke disturbances produced in encounters with others, ourselves, and the world, disturbances that tap into threats induced by fears of loss or rupture as well as by our hopes for repair.
Sex, or the Unbearable is a dialogue between Lauren Berlant and Lee Edelman, two of our leading theorists of sexuality, politics, and culture. In juxtaposing sex and the unbearable they don't propose that sex is unbearable, only that it unleashes unbearable contradictions that we nonetheless struggle to bear. In Berlant and Edelman's exchange, those terms invoke disturbances produced in encounters with others, ourselves, and the world, disturbances that tap into threats induced by fears of loss or rupture as well as by our hopes for repair.
Through virtuoso interpretations of works of cinema, photography, critical theory, and literature, including Lydia ... Read more
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Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Theory Q
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822355946
SKU
V9780822355946
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About Lauren Berlant
Lauren Berlant is George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Chicago. She is the author of Cruel Optimism, The Female Complaint, and The Queen of America Goes to Washington City, all also published by Duke University Press. Lee Edelman is Fletcher Professor of English Literature at Tufts University. He is the author of L'impossible ... Read more
Reviews for Sex, or the Unbearable
“What’s lovely about this exchange is that Berlant and Edelman’s mutually locked horns don’t make us feel as though a cleverer person has already figured things out and we’re simply not smart or qualified enough to piece together the unspoken counterarguments they would have to our doubts.”
Colin Low
Against the Hype
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Colin Low
Against the Hype
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