{"product_id":"the-cultural-politics-of-emotion-9781138805033","title":"The Cultural Politics of Emotion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for the first edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhmed's work contributes to cultural studies and rhetorical theory by elaborating a process through which we can approach everyday emotional practices as rich and complex sites interwoven in struggles for social change.--Rachel C. Riedner, \u003cem\u003eJAC \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do emotions do? How do emotions move us or get us stuck? In developing a theory of the cultural politics of emotion, Sara Ahmed focuses on the relationship between emotions, language, and bodies. She shows how emotions are named in speech acts, as well as how they involve sensations that can be felt not only emotionally, but physically. A new methodology for reading 'the emotionality of texts' is offered as are analyses of the role of emotions in debates on international terrorism, asylum and migration, and reconciliation and reparation. Attending to the intersections between race, gender, and sexuality, \u003cem\u003eThe Cultural Politics of Emotion\u003c\/em\u003e is in dialogue with key trends in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138235269463,"sku":"9781138805033","price":56.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138805033.jpg?v=1751918559","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cultural-politics-of-emotion-9781138805033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}