Editors' Introduction: Selfhood, Intimacy, and Care
In: Feminist German studies, Volume 39, Issue 2, p. ix-xiii
ISSN: 2578-5192
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In: Feminist German studies, Volume 39, Issue 2, p. ix-xiii
ISSN: 2578-5192
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Volume 66, Issue 3, p. 998
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: Social identities: journal for the study of race, nation and culture, Volume 5, Issue 4, p. 351-385
ISSN: 1363-0296
In: Ageing in a global context
This timely book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy.
In: Social and cultural studies of robots and AI
In: Sociology for globalizing societies
"In the first book-length study of the so-called 'seduction community', Rachel O'Neill goes beyond established understandings of 'pickup artists' as pathetic, pathological, or perverse, and examines what makes the industry so compelling for those drawn into its folds"--
"Within the so-called 'seduction community', the ability to meet and attract women is understood as a skill heterosexual men can cultivate through practical training and personal development. As a cultural formation it has been the object of media speculation - and frequent sensationalism - for over a decade, but remains poorly understood. In the first book-length study of this fascinating community-industry, Rachel O'Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars, training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials. Going beyond established understandings of 'pickup artists' as pathetic, pathological, or perverse, she examines what makes the industry so compelling for those drawn into its folds. Based on detailed ethnographic fieldwork, Seduction vividly portrays how the twin rationalities of neoliberalism and postfeminism are reorganising contemporary intimate life, as labour-intensive and profit-orientated modes of sociality consume other forms of being and relating. It is essential reading for students and scholars of gender, sexuality, media and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to understand the seduction industry's underpinning logics and internal workings"--
In: Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology 109
In: Jeunesse: young people, texts, cultures, Volume 7, Issue 2, p. 134-147
ISSN: 1920-261X
In: Social dynamics: SD ; a journal of the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, Volume 41, Issue 2, p. 395-398
ISSN: 1940-7874
In: Ethics & international affairs, Volume 29, Issue 1, p. 93-110
ISSN: 0892-6794
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In: The Cambridge journal of anthropology, Volume 33, Issue 2
ISSN: 2047-7716