Lauren Berlant

Desire/Love

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ISBN 13:: 9780615686875
author:: Lauren Berlant
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Punctum Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2012
Pages:: 142
Dimensions:: 12.7 x 0.8 x 20.3 cm
Genre:: Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Lauren Berlant,Desire/Love,Punctum Books,0615686877,Criticism,Movements - Humanism,Philosophy,Gender Studies,Gender studies, gender groups,Social Science / Gender Studies,PHILOSOPHY / C
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Desire and Love by Lauren Berlant explores the complex relationships between desire, love, and our understanding of ourselves and others. This theoretical novella-cum-dictionary entry delves into the ways in which psychoanalytic accounts of attachment shape our understanding of desire, and how love operates in the context of fantasy, environment, and history. Berlant examines the distinction between desire and love, arguing that these concepts are often intertwined but distinct. The book offers a nuanced analysis of the ways in which desire and love are constructed and performed in various domains, including personal life and commodity culture. Through its concise and accessible approach, Desire and Love provides a thought-provoking exploration of the ways in which we experience and understand desire and love in our lives.

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