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

by Eleonora Joensuu

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. Offering a critique of existing approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036772703X
• ISBN13: 9780367727031
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"