{"product_id":"clickbait-capitalism-economies-of-desire-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781526168160","title":"Clickbait Capitalism: Economies of Desire in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe notion of ‘clickbait’ speaks to the intersection of money, technology, and desire, suggesting a cunning ruse to profit from unsavoury inclinations of one kind or another. \u003ci\u003eClickbait capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e pursues the idea that the entire contemporary economy is just such a ruse; an elaborate exercise in psychological capture and release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePushing beyond rationalist accounts of economic life, this volume puts psychoanalysis and political economy into conversation with the cutting edges of capitalist development. Perennial questions of death, sex, aggression, enjoyment, despair, hope, and revenge are followed onto the terrain of the contemporary, with chapters devoted to social media, online dating apps, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and meme stocks. The result is a unique and compelling portrait of the latest institutions to stage, channel, or reconfigure the psychic energies of political and economic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the pursuit of profit becomes increasingly surreal, virtual, and exotic by the day, the symbiosis between libidinal and financial flows demands to be reframed and rethought. Indeed, the timing could not be better for this vital and important collection of essays, which do precisely that. \u003ci\u003eClickbait capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stimulating and game-changing introduction to how the current confluence of economy and desire pre-empts our behaviour, structures our identity, influences our decisions, and tugs at our wallets.\u003cbr\u003eDominic Pettman, Professor of Media and New Humanities, The New School, author of \u003ci\u003ePeak Libido\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLie back on the couch with this book and let it analyse your triggers and traumas about student debt and intergenerational inequity. Ramble down the royal road of the unconscious, interpreting the collective delirium from Cryptokitties to cryogenics, \u003ci\u003eSquid Game\u003c\/i\u003e to GameStop. These bracing chapters, invoking theorists from Adorno to Žižek, fuse psychology and economics to diagnose the neuroses of our moment. The results are electric!\u003cbr\u003eSusan Zieger, Professor of English Literature, University of California, Riverside, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetic Life of Infrastructure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling and much-needed volume at the forefront of new research on libidinal political economy. It brilliantly illuminates the pivotal role of unconscious desire in multiple contemporary contexts, from social media and cryptocurrencies to job markets and racial capitalism.\u003cbr\u003eIlan Kapoor, Professor of Critical Development Studies, York University, Canada, co-author of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Libidinal Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The desire called libidinal economy – \u003ci\u003eAmin Samman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1      Narcissism, rage, avocado toast – \u003ci\u003eEarl Gammon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2      Capital as death denial – \u003ci\u003eSandy Brian Hager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3      The eroticism of technology and finance – \u003ci\u003eNoam Yuran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4      Digital paranoia in a post-truth world – \u003ci\u003eJernej Markelj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5      Social networks and serendipitous desire – \u003ci\u003eEmily Rosamond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6      Desiring-infrastructures in the crypto economy – \u003ci\u003eLudovico Rella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7      Normative unconscious processes and US racial capitalism – \u003ci\u003eLynne Layton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8      Enjoying inequality – \u003ci\u003eJaphy Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9      Despair and hope among young Korean investors – \u003ci\u003eCheolung Choi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10   Financialising the eschaton – \u003ci\u003eAmin Samman and Stefano Sgambati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11   Anxiety and self-sabotage in the neoliberal university – \u003ci\u003eAris Komporozos-Athanasiou and Max Haiven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Click here to end capitalism – \u003ci\u003eAmin Samman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041035485527,"sku":"9781526168160","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526168160.jpg?v=1750948691","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/clickbait-capitalism-economies-of-desire-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781526168160","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}