The Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary Literature Image close
The Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary Literature on Hardback by Tammy Amiel Houser
The Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary Literature on Hardback by Tammy Amiel Houser
Show Hide Adult Content
The Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary Literature close

Literature & literary studies:

Home  
Books  
Literature & literary studies  
Literature: history & criticism  
Literary studies: general  
Literary studies: from c 1900 -

The Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary Literature

A Study of Empathy in a Time of Global Crisis
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Hardback
$428.99 was $550.99
Releases

Pre-order to reserve stock from our first shipment. Your credit card will not be charged until your order is ready to ship.

Available for pre-order now
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $107.25 with Afterpay Learn more

Pre-order Price Guarantee

If you pre-order an item and the price drops before the release date, you'll pay the lowest price. This happens automatically when you pre-order and pay by credit card.

If paying by PayPal, Afterpay, Zip or internet banking, and the price drops after you have paid, you can ask for the difference to be refunded.

If Mighty Ape's price changes before release, you'll pay the lowest price.

Availability

This product will be released on

Delivering to:

It should arrive:

  • 23-30 August using International Courier

Explore more Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature

See all products in this series

Literary Fiction and the Hearing Sciences on Hardback
$439.99
Literary Fiction and the Hearing Sciences
Hardback
Pre-order - out 15 Aug 2024
Space and the Postmodern Fantastic in Contemporary Literature by Patricia Garcia
$95.99
Space and the Postmodern Fantastic in Contemporary Literature
by Patricia Garcia ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Postcolonial Readings of Music in World Literature by Cameron Bushnell
$92.99
Postcolonial Readings of Music in World Literature
by Cameron Bushnell ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Make it Work by Jan Ellyn Goggans
$83.99
Make it Work
by Jan Ellyn Goggans ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Adaptation and Beyond on Hardback
$405.99
Adaptation and Beyond
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Subjectivity and the Reproduction of Imperial Power on Hardback by Daniel F. Silva
$405.99
Subjectivity and the Reproduction of Imperial Power
by Daniel F. Silva ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Contemporary Trauma Narratives on Hardback
$406.99
Contemporary Trauma Narratives
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Technology, Literature, and Digital Culture in Latin America on Hardback
$407.99
Technology, Literature, and Digital Culture in Latin America
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Steampunk and Nineteenth-Century Digital Humanities by Roger Whitson
$84.99
Steampunk and Nineteenth-Century Digital Humanities
by Roger Whitson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
The Black Female Body in American Literature and Art on Hardback by Caroline Brown
$476.99
The Black Female Body in American Literature and Art
by Caroline Brown ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain on Hardback by Clare Hanson
$405.99
Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain
by Clare Hanson ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Prison Writing and the Literary World on Hardback
$405.99
Prison Writing and the Literary World
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Dante’s Paradiso and the Theological Origins of Modern Thought on Hardback by William Franke
$451.99
Dante’s Paradiso and the Theological Origins of Modern Thought
by William Franke ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ethnic Resonances in Performance, Literature, and Identity on Hardback
$451.99
Ethnic Resonances in Performance, Literature, and Identity
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Islam as Imagined in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century English Literature by Clinton Bennett
$138.99
Islam as Imagined in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century English...
by Clinton Bennett ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Spatial Literary Studies on Hardback
$405.99
Spatial Literary Studies
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

This book examines the relationship between empathy and neoliberalism as it unfolded in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and through the turbulent 2010s. Via close readings of contemporary novels, as well as various non-fictional texts, it traces the changing approaches to empathy in the post-financial-crisis imagination, highlighting a crucial re-conceptualization of empathy as a boundaryless force, untethered to local or social circumstance. This reconceptualization implicitly aligns empathy with the neoliberal ethos of globalism and distances it from the traditional notion of “sympathy.” Via complex dialogue with the novelistic tradition of sympathy, contemporary novelists highlight the problematics of boundaryless empathy, while exploring ways to resist neoliberal views and values. Analyzing engagements with empathy in post-2008 literature and culture, the book sheds light on the underlying affective dynamics that enabled the persistence of neoliberalism after the 2008 financial crisis, alongside efforts to challenge its dominance.

Author Biography:

Tammy Amiel Houser is a Senior Lecturer at the Open University of Israel in the Department of Literature, Language, and the Arts, and the MA program in Cultural Studies. She has written on the influence of George Elliot on the development of the novel, and on the intricate nexus of literature, ethics, and politics. Her current focus is on contemporary fiction in English, with publications on authors such as Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith, and Margaret Atwood.
Release date Australia
August 16th, 2024
Pages
254
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
ISBN-13
9781032752129
Product ID
38705277

Customer previews

Nobody has previewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Preview

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Literature & literary studies >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary studies: general >
Literary studies: from c 1900 -
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Psychology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Psychology >
Philosophy & theory of psychology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Psychology >
Cognition & cognitive psychology
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
International economics