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Compassion

The Culture and Politics of an Emotion

Edited by Lauren Berlant

Published March 2nd 2004 by Routledge – 256 pages

Series: Essays from the English Institute

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    In Compassion, ten scholars draw on literature, psychoanalysis, and social history to provide an archive of cases and genealogies of compassion. Together these essays demonstrate how "being compassionate" is shaped by historical specificity and social training, and how the idea of compassion takes place in scenes that are anxious, volatile, surprising, and even contradictory.

    Author Bio

    Lauren Berlant is Professor of English at the University of Chicago. Among her books are The Queen of America Goes to Washington City and The Anatomy of Fantasy.

    Name: Compassion: The Culture and Politics of an Emotion (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: Edited by Lauren Berlant. In Compassion, ten scholars draw on literature, psychoanalysis, and social history to provide an archive of cases and genealogies of compassion. Together these essays demonstrate how "being compassionate" is shaped by historical specificity and...
    Categories: Literature, Literary/Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Literature & Culture