Affect, Alienation, and Politics in Therapeutic Culture

Suvi Salmenniemi is Professor of sociology at the University of Turku, Finland. Her areas of expertise include therapeutic culture, political sociology, cultural studies, feminist research, ethnography and critical social theory.

• 1 Introduction.-2 Crystals, Care, and Consciousness Raising: Politics in the Therapeutic Field.-3 Cage, Machine, and Whip: Alienation in Performance Society.-4 Recognition: Contesting Mainstream Marginality.-5 The Ties that Bind: Affect in Therapeutic Engagements.-6 The Deep Story of Femininity: Politics of Gender in the Therapeutic Field.-7 Conclusion