Already dead, the: the new time of politics, culture, and illness
Auteur :
Cazdyn, Eric
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9780822352280
Date de publication :
16 avr. 2012
Poids :
345 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Considers how a culture of crisis management - what the author calls "the new chronic" - has come to dominate various aspects of contemporary life, from biomedicine to economics to politics. This title unravels the logic of the new chronic where people find themselves suspended in a space between life and death.