The power of vulnerability: Mobilising affect in feminist, queer and anti-racist media cultures

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Synopsis: This book investigates the new language of vulnerability that has emerged in feminist, queer and antiracist debates on media, taking a particular interest in the historical legacies and contemporary forms and effects of this language. Contributors such as Jack Halberstam and Sara Ahmed examine how vulnerability has become a battleground, how affect and vulnerability have turned into a politicised currency both for addressing and obscuring asymmetries of power, and how media activism and state policies address so-called vulnerable groups. Taking on such heated topics as trigger warnings and diversity policies, the book will be of interest to scholars and students in media and cultural studies, affect theory, gender studies, queer theory and critical race studies.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781526133113
Related ISBNs:: 9781526133120, 9781526133090
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/01/24
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Anu Koivunen
Edited by:: Katariina Kyrölä
Edited by:: Ingrid Ryberg