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

ISBN-13: 9780367727031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 172 str.

Eleonora Joensuu

Opis

This book explores the intersubjective nature of disgust, the fascination that often accompanies it and the ethical implications of the experience. It examines the ways in which disgust works to create structures of meaning about selfhood and relationships.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  Introduction: Everyday Encounters  1. Mapping the Terrain: Approaches to Disgust in Western Psychology and Thought  2. Toward a Feminist Politics of Disgust: Exposing the Social, Cultural, and Theoretical "Lenses" of Disgust Discourse  3. A Feminist Politics of Disgust: Jessica Benjamin, Recognition, and Reframing Disgust  4. Meeting the Ethical Demands of Disgust as the Struggle for Recognition  5. The Work of Disgust: The Ashley Smith Case  Conclusion: Matters of Disgust

O autorze

Eleonora Joensuu teaches in the areas of educational philosophy and theory, educational reflective practice, and writing at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Education from Simon Fraser University. Her current research is focused on the development of therapeutic interventions for intersubjective disgust encounters.