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Joshua Paul Dale - The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness - 9781138998766 - V9781138998766
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The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness

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Description for The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness Paperback. Editor(s): Goggin, Joyce; Leyda, Julia; Negra, Diane. Num Pages: 310 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 272 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Cuteness is one of the most culturally pervasive aesthetics of the new millennium and its rapid social proliferation suggests that the affective responses it provokes find particular purchase in a contemporary era marked by intensive media saturation and spreading economic precarity. Rejecting superficial assessments that would deem the ever-expanding plethora of cute texts trivial, The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness directs serious scholarly attention from a variety of academic disciplines to this ubiquitous phenomenon. The sheer plasticity of this minor aesthetic is vividly on display in this collection which draws together analyses from around the world examining cuteness's fundamental role ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138998766
SKU
V9781138998766
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About Joshua Paul Dale
Joshua Paul Dale has edited a special journal issue on Cute Studies and created an online bibliography for this emerging field. Dale teaches cultural studies at Tokyo Gakugei University. Joyce Goggin is a senior lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches and conducts research in literature, film, ... Read more

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