Illouz, Eva

Eva Illouz is a professor of sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a member of the Center for the Study of Rationality. She is also the Academic Director of the Program in Cultural Studies. She is the author of "Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism" (UC Press; honorable mention, Outstanding Contribution Award, American Sociological Association, 2000); The Culture of Capitalism (in hebrew); "Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery: An Essay on Popular Culture" (Best Book Award, American Sociological Association, 2005); and "Cold Intimac...