Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World

ISBN-13: 9781800818255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str.

Professor Joshua Paul Dale

Opis

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.

Recenzje

Our fasciation with cuteness is more than just a quirk of human psychology; it's fundamental to explaining what made us human in the first place .... an absolute treasure trove of unconventional and unexpected insight Justin Gregg, author If Nietzsche Were A Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

O autorze

Joshua Paul Dale is a Professor in the Department of English Literature and Culture at Chuo University in Tokyo. Since moving to Japan in the 1990s, Dale has pioneered the field of cuteness studies, and is the co-editor of The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness, and edited 'Cute Studies', a special issue of The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. Dale has been featured as an expert on cuteness by media outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, National Geographic, the Guardian, The Cut, Refinery29 and Discover Magazine.