Berlant, Lauren
On the Inconvenience of Other People (Writing Matters!)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478018452
- author:
- Berlant, Lauren
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.36 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Feminism & Feminist Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lauren Berlant's On the Inconvenience of Other People explores our complex relationships with the world around us. Berlant examines how our desire for connection and attachment can lead to a sense of being inconvenienced by others and things. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, she considers how we might break free from our attachments to build new forms of life. Through her experiments in thought and writing, Berlant offers strategies for challenging the status quo and creating change. Her work is characterized by its inventive and influential approach to understanding human relationships and the world we inhabit. This book is a thought-provoking exploration of how we might loosen our attachments and build a more nuanced understanding of ourselves and others. By examining the ways in which we are driven by the desire for connection and attachment, Berlant poses a provocative question: what if we were to find a way to be inconvenienced by the world, rather than trying to avoid it?
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