| Author: | Sianne NGAI | ISBN: | 9780674971349 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sianne NGAI |
| ISBN: | 9780674971349 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | June 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Ngai mobilizes the aesthetics of unprestigious negative affects such as irritation, envy, and disgust to investigate not only ideological and representational dilemmas in literature--with a particular focus on those inflected by gender and race--but also blind spots in contemporary literary and cultural criticism. Her work maps a major intersection of literary studies, media and cultural studies, feminist studies, and aesthetic theory.
Ngai mobilizes the aesthetics of unprestigious negative affects such as irritation, envy, and disgust to investigate not only ideological and representational dilemmas in literature--with a particular focus on those inflected by gender and race--but also blind spots in contemporary literary and cultural criticism. Her work maps a major intersection of literary studies, media and cultural studies, feminist studies, and aesthetic theory.
