Suvi Salmenniemi 
Affect, Alienation, and Politics in Therapeutic Culture [PDF ebook] 
Capitalism on the Skin

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This book contributes to research on therapeutic culture by drawing on longstanding ethnographic work and by offering a new theoretical reading of therapeutic culture in today’s society .  It suggests that the therapeutic field serves as a key site in which a number of contradictions of capitalism are confronted and lived out. It shows that therapeutic engagements are inherently ambivalent and contradictory, as they can be articulated and engaged with in many different ways and harnessed for diverse, and often contradictory, political projects. The book takes issue with the interpretation of therapeutic culture as merely individualising, depoliticizing and working in congruence with neoliberalism, and shows that therapeutic engagements may also open up a space for contestation and critique of neoliberal capitalism, animate collective action for social change and articulate alternative forms of life and subjectivities. The book will speak to a wide variety of audiences in the social sciences and will be of particular interest to those working in the fields of sociology, anthropology, critical psychology, cultural studies, gender studies, and critical social theory.

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Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction.-2 Crystals, Care, and Consciousness Raising: Politics in the Therapeutic Field.-3 Cage, Machine, and Whip: Alienation in Performance Society.-4 Recognition: Contesting Mainstream Marginality.-5 The Ties that Bind: Affect in Therapeutic Engagements.-6 The Deep Story of Femininity: Politics of Gender in the Therapeutic Field.-7 Conclusion

 

 

 

Om författaren

Suvi Salmenniemi is Professor of sociology at the University of Turku, Finland. Her areas of expertise include therapeutic culture, political sociology, cultural studies, feminist research, ethnography and critical social theory.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 222 ● ISBN 9783031105722 ● Filstorlek 4.1 MB ● Utgivare Springer International Publishing ● Stad Cham ● Land CH ● Publicerad 2022 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 8502373 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM

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