Cruel Optimism
Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unraveling of the U.S. and European economies by analzying mass media, literature, television, film, and video.
GenresPopular cultureUnited StatesOptimismProgressSocial conditions1980-2020
342 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2011 by Duke University Press · ISBN 9780822350972
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- Cruel Optimism · Duke University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9780822351115
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