Between Desire and Pleasure: A Deleuzian Theory of Sexuality

Explores the political, cultural and conceptual significance of sexual pleasure through Deleuze's philosophyGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748645923','ISBN:9780748645930','ISBN:9780748682294']);How is sexual pleasure inscribed into conceptions of the body,...

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1. Verfasser: Beckman, Frida (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies : PLAT
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Zusammenfassung:Explores the political, cultural and conceptual significance of sexual pleasure through Deleuze's philosophyGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748645923','ISBN:9780748645930','ISBN:9780748682294']);How is sexual pleasure inscribed into conceptions of the body, gender, health and the human? What is its role in the construction of these notions? And, most importantly, how can it contribute to an expansion of what they mean?Intervening into fields including posthumanist, disability, animal and feminist studies, and current critiques of capitalism and consumerism, Frida Beckman addresses these questions to recover a theory of sexuality from Deleuze's work.Key FeaturesA definitive contribution to cultural, conceptual and political debates about sexualityLooks at Deleuze's writing on sexuality from both historical and conceptual perspectives to show how he interacts with both other thinkers and sexuality in practiceCompares Deleuze's sexual theories to those of Michel Foucault - one of the most influencial theorists of sexuality in Continental philosophy and critical theory - analysing the differences, similarities and interrelations
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (200 pages)
ISBN:9780748645930
DOI:10.1515/9780748645930