The Affect Theory Reader

by Melissa Gregg

Book Overview

This field-defining collection consolidates and builds momentum in the burgeoning area of affect studies. The contributors include many of the central theorists of affect--those visceral forces beneath, alongside, or generally other than conscious knowing that can serve to drive us toward movement, thought, and ever-changing forms of relation. As Lauren Berlant explores "cruel optimism," Brian Massumi theorizes the affective logic of public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822347768
• ISBN13: 9780822347767
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"