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A Politics of Disgust: Selfhood, World-Making, and Ethics book cover

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A Politics of Disgust Selfhood, World-Making, and Ethics

By Eleonora Joensuu Copyright 2020
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge
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This book explores the intersubjective nature of disgust, the fascination that often accompanies it—along with repulsion—and the ethical implications of the experience. With attention to what emotions do rather than what they necessarily are , it examines the ways in which disgust works to create structures of meaning about selfhood, interpersonal relationships, and the worlds we inhabit.... Read more

Acknowledgements  Introduction: Everyday Encounters  1. Mapping the Terrain: Approaches to Disgust in Western Psychology and Thought  2. Toward a Feminist Politics of Disgust: Exposing the Social, Cultural, and Theoretical "Lenses" of Disgust Discourse  3. A Feminist Politics of Disgust: Jessica Benjamin, Recognition, and Reframing Disgust  4. Meeting the Ethical Demands of Disgust as the Struggle for Recognition  5. The Work of Disgust: The Ashley Smith Case  Conclusion: Matters of Disgust

Biography

Eleonora Joensuu teaches in the areas of educational philosophy and theory, educational reflective practice, and writing at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Education from Simon Fraser University. Her current research is focused on the development of therapeutic interventions for intersubjective disgust encounters.

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