Awkwardness An Essay by Adam Kotsko (English) Paperback Book

Description: Awkwardness An Essay by Adam Kotsko Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Argues that the awkwardness of our age is a key to understanding human experience. Publisher Description Awkwardness has been one of the defining traits of the awkwardly unnamed first decade of our young century, dominating comedy on both the big and small screens. Could this trend point toward something deeper? In Awkwardness, Adam Kotsko answers that question with a resounding yes. Drawing on key insights of cultural theory, he argues that awkwardness is a structuring principle of human experience, something that the particular conditions of our time allow us to see with greater clarity than ever before. In an analysis that begins with the difference between the US and UK versions of Ricky Gervaiss The Office, passes through the films of Judd Apatow, and culminates in the apotheosis of awkwardness, Larry Davids Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kotsko looks at the ways we cope with our awkwardness and the unexpected opportunities awkwardness opens up when we stop resisting it and learn to enjoy it. Author Biography Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College, Chicago. He is the author of Zizek and Theology (2008), Politics of Redemption (2010), and Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television (2012). He is the translator of Agambens The Sacrament of Language (2010), The Highest Poverty (2013), Opus Dei (2013), Pilate and Jesus (forthcoming) and The Use of Bodies (forthcoming). He blogs at An und fur sich (itself.wordpress.com). Details ISBN 1846943914 ISBN-13 9781846943911 Title Awkwardness An Essay Author Adam Kotsko Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 96 Publisher Collective Ink GE_Item_ID:33986148; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781846943911

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Book Title: Awkwardness

Number of Pages: 96 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Hunt Publishing The Limited, John

Item Height: 0.3 in

Topic: Media Studies, General

Publication Year: 2010

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Genre: Social Science, Psychology

Item Weight: 4.4 Oz

Author: Adam Kotsko

Item Length: 8.7 in

Item Width: 7.7 in

Format: Trade Paperback