Precarious Intimacies The Politics of Touch in Contemporary Western European Cinema

Drawing on and responding to the writings of theorists such as Judith Butler, Sara Ahmed, Lauren Berlant, and Lisa Lowe, this book proposes the notion of "precarious intimacies" to navigate a dilemma: how to recognize, affirm, and value love, touch, and care while challenging the racialize...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northwestern University Press 2020
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