{"product_id":"political-jouissance-9781350352742","title":"Political Jouissance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we oppose or disagree with something important, do we ever really do it dispassionately? Isn’t setting the world to rights or condemning a political opponent always done with a hint of relish, or at least enthusiasm? This book’s challenging essays explore the modes in which that transgressive pleasure of political \u003cem\u003ejouissance\u003c\/em\u003e operates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than delegitimising or depoliticising, the tacit enjoyment of outrage can in fact facilitate different forms of engagement. The tendency for groups to be bonded by a common enemy, for example, brings with it a protection from censure or persecution, and a way of alleviating guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, the authors seek out \u003cem\u003ejouissance\u003c\/em\u003e in the battle against patriarchy, in social revolts, in the age of mechanical surveillance, in the \u003cem\u003enecrosociety\u003c\/em\u003e of neoliberalism, or the proliferation of conspiracy theories. Drawing on Lacan’s insistence that \u003cem\u003ejouissance\u003c\/em\u003e is intrinsically political by its nature, we can understand how readily psychoanalytic ideas can be put to use across the geopolitical spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000707694828,"sku":"9781350352742","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21439703482668.jpg?v=1763299293","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/political-jouissance-9781350352742","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}