Desire After Affect (Paperback)

Desire is a term often used in conjunction with the subject. This desire is directed towards the real, which is defined as the generic core of the linguistic order. As a result of the focus on affect, the three terms--desire, the subject, the real--have been fundamentally shaken up and called into question. Affect, in various forms, is now a matter of concern across a wide range of disciplines including neuroscience, psychology, the humanities, and social sciences. All of these fields have a declared interest in affect, in emotions and sensations, in pathos, passions, and the senses. Desire After Affect argues that this affective euphoria cannot be explained solely in terms of a repression of language, logos, and reason. It argues that the affective turn is symptomatic of a fundamental shift in modes of thinking about the human condition. It explores what this means for the human and the posthuman, animal and machine, and calls for a new theory of subjectivation, a philosophy of media affect.

Author:

Marie-Luise Angerer

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Publication Date:

Nov 24, 2014

Number of pages:

160 pages

Binding:

Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10:

1783481315

ISBN-13:

9781783481316