Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times - The Psychic Life of Contemporary Capitalism
Verlag | transcript |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 366 |
Format | 22,5 cm |
Gewicht | 567 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Edition Kulturwissenschaft 253 |
EAN | 9783837656855 |
Bestell-Nr | 83765685A |
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.