Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times : The Psychic Life of Contemporary Capitalism /

What is a libidinal economy? How are we psychically hooked into the circuits of the capitalist economy? The contributors to this book question the relevance of a concept that began reappearing in critiques and analyses of capitalist societies since the financial crisis of 2007. The chapters stretch...

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Other Authors: Chamberlin, Christopher (Contributor), Flisfeder, Matthew (Contributor), Gaillard, Julie (Contributor), Gook, Ben (Contributor, Editor), Govrin, Jule (Contributor), McGowan, Todd (Contributor), Noys, Benjamin (Contributor), Read, Jason (Contributor), Safatle, Vladimir (Contributor), Tomšič, Samo (Contributor), Tutt, Daniel (Contributor), Wolfe, Alexis (Contributor), Zaharijević, Adriana (Contributor), deLire, Luce (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2024]
Series:Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 253
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Summary:What is a libidinal economy? How are we psychically hooked into the circuits of the capitalist economy? The contributors to this book question the relevance of a concept that began reappearing in critiques and analyses of capitalist societies since the financial crisis of 2007. The chapters stretch from its philosophical pre-history - including Marx, Spinoza, Cavendish and Ibn Sina - to the term's introduction with Freud and on, via Lyotard, to how online platforms put our psyches to work. Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times is a collection of essays by leading scholars about the connections among economies, pleasures, and desires.
Physical Description:1 online resource (366 pages).
ISBN:9783839456859
3839456851