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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.
Price: $51.00
Pages: 366
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
29 April 2025
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837656855
Format: Paperback
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»The term ›libidinal economy‹ has increasingly become a prominent catchphrase in psychoanalytic approaches to society, reflecting a rising interest in political economy and its critique within political theory. But what exactly does it mean, and how are these two concepts related? What is the scandal of the concept of libidinal economy, and why is it often overlooked? How does it help us see the economy as irreducible to ›something natural‹? These urgent and pressing questions, along with many others, are explored from various perspectives in this fresh, outstanding, and extremely insightful collection of essays, which could not be more timely.«
Ben Gook (Dr.) is a senior lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on negative affects, psychoanalysis, social and cultural theory, as well as contemporary film.