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Cruel Optimism Lauren Berlant
Publisher: Duke University Press Books

Dec 10, 2013 - [6] Central themes include positive affect as 'health asset' and potent form of personal capital – in other words, positive affect as a substitute for income and security: 'cruel optimism' indeed. Nov 11, 2013 - Op vrijdag 22 november organiseer ik in Perdu samen met Anne-Marie van der Meer een avond naar aanleiding van Cruel Optimism van Lauren Berlant. Feb 18, 2014 - Wednesday 5th March, 4.15-5.30, MC0024 Dr Ruth Charnock “I want what everyone wants”: cruel optimism in HBO's Girls. Central themes include positive affect as 'health asset' and potent form of personal capital – in other words, positive affect as a substitute for income and security: 'cruel optimism' indeed. €�Francis Spufford, Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense (p. Feb 16, 2012 - Listened to a really interesting edition of Thinking Allowed today - the first part on obesity was fine, but I found the second part fascinating. Apr 24, 2014 - A relation of cruel optimism exists when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing. Dec 12, 2013 - These tropes and discursive elements generate an affective mode which Lauren Berlant aptly identifies as 'cruel optimism'. Augustine called this kind of thing 'cruel optimism' fifteen hindered years ago, and it's still cruel. Nov 9, 2012 - "A relation of cruel optimism exists when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing.