{"product_id":"granta-146-the-politics-of-feeling-paperback","title":"Granta 146: The Politics of Feeling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevorah Baum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJosh Appignanesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGranta 146\u003c\/i\u003e is guest-edited by Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi. We're living through hysterical times. Rage, resentment, shame, guilt and paranoia are everywhere surfacing, as is the intemperate adoration or hatred of popular but divisive public figures. Political discourse suffers when people seem to trust only what they feel and can no longer be swayed by reason or facts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf extreme feelings are a contagion within the political cultures of today, so too is the spread of a kind of affectlessness, as if we're starting to resemble the very technologies that threaten to replace us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing vital new fiction, non-fiction, photography and poetry from across the globe, this issue is all about how our feelings make our politics, and how our politics make us feel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdam Phillips, in conversation, analyses politics in the consulting room\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDavid Baddiel probes the outrage of life online\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYvonne Adhiambo Owuor witnesses devastation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnouchka Grose on becoming a social justice warrior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeter Pomerantsev unearths his data profile to conduct sentiment analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoppy Sebag-Montefiore on China's public sense of touch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFabián Martínez Siccardi on growing up in Patagonia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMargie Orford explores shame in South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJosh Cohen inspects his own apathy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHisham Matar reflects on Joseph Conrad and Edward Said\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHanif Kureishi on Keith Johnstone and Keith Jarrett\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWilliam Davies on affective politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChloe Aridjis revisits the wild nights of her teenage years in Mexico City\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003ePLUS\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e FICTION: Benjamin Markovits, Olga Tokarczuk and Joff Winterhart\u003cbr\u003e POETRY: Alissa Quart and Nick Laird \u003cbr\u003e PHOTOGRAPHY: Diana Matar, introduced by Max Houghton\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevorah Baum is associate professor in English literature at the University of Southampton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFeeling Jewish (A Book for Just About Anyone)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Joke\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-director of the documentary feature film \u003ci\u003eThe New Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eJosh Appignanesi is a film-maker whose directing credits include the feature films \u003ci\u003eFemale Human Animal, The Infidel, The New Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong Of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a lecturer in Film at Roehampton University, and teaches at the London Film School and other institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398146277554,"sku":"9781909889217","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/72293f87505d1db06c358a72df99a5e1.webp?v=1778045398","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/granta-146-the-politics-of-feeling-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}