{"product_id":"pleasure-and-pain-in-us-public-culture-hardback-9780817322120","title":"Pleasure and Pain in US Public Culture (Hardback) 9780817322120","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePleasure and Pain in US Public Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher J. Gilbert (Edited by), John Louis Lucaites (Edited by), Joshua Trey Barnett (Contributions by), Christopher J. Gilbert (Contributions by), Joshua Gunn (Contributions by), Atilla Hallsby (Contributions by), Kristen E. Hoerl (Contributions by), Casey Ryan Kelly (Contributions by), Claire Sisco King (Contributions by), John Louis Lucaites (Contributions by), Calum Lister Matheson (Contributions by), W. Patrick Wade (Contributions by), Valerie N. Wieskamp (Contributions by), Rebecca Wanzo (Epilogue by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817322120, The University of Alabama Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnraveling the intricate dance of pleasure and pain in contemporary American culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMainstream news and social media often highlight presentations of pain that invite a voyeuristic, pleasurable experience, whether the result of war, disasters, crime, accidents, or other catastrophes. This collection of essays explores pleasurable pains and painful pleasures, showing how they pervade contemporary western public culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeploying methodologies drawn from psychoanalysis, rhetoric and communication, political theory, and visual culture, \u003ci\u003ePleasure and Pain in US Public Culture\u003c\/i\u003e offers insightful criticisms and theories about how pleasure and pain function in public discourse, media, and everyday communication practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors provide a sample of fascinating range of news reportage, television, film and cinema, stage drama, comic performances, street art, and other forms of popular culture. The media cited and analyzed include Spike Lee’s films, Afrofuturism, autoethnography, and the #MeToo movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection takes up engrossing topics such as the cathartic allure of pain, ethical dilemmas surrounding public displays of suffering, and the transformative power of narratives that confront trauma. The essays also draw connections between theory and real-world outcomes, explore the implications of enjoying traumatic comedy, and link the natural world to otherwise mundane instances of interspecies violence.  Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination hearings and what they suggest about witnessing trauma is also discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePleasure and Pain in US Public Culture\u003c\/i\u003e will change how a reader sees the world. It imparts a startling vision of western culture permeated by pain and pleasure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570158367000,"sku":"9780817322120","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pleasure-and-pain-in-us-public-culture-hardback-9780817322120","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}