Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Shame

Methods, Theories, Norms, Cultures, and Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Shame is one of the most stigmatized and stigmatizing of emotions. Often characterized as an emotion in which the subject holds a global, negative self-assessment, shame is typically understood to mark the subject as being inadequate in some way, and a sizable amount of work on shame focuses on its problematic or unhealthy aspects, effects, or consequences. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Shame reorients readers to a more balanced understanding of what shame is, as well as its value and social function. The contributors recognize shame as a complex, richly layered, conscious or unconscious phenomenon, and the collection offers an understanding of how theories of shame can help or hinder us in understanding ourselves, others, and the world around us. It also highlights how a diverse range of perspectives on shame can enlighten our understanding of both the positive and negative aspects of this powerful emotion. Edited by Cecilea Mun, these chapters by an international group of scholars reflect a broad range of methods, disciplinary perspectives, and both theoretical and practical concerns regarding shame.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-10-15
Mått154 x 218 x 18 mm
Vikt463 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498561389

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Part I. Methods and TheoriesChapter 1: Shame is a Folk Term Unsuitable as a Technical Term in Science, Dolichan Kollareth, Mariko Kikutani, and James A. RussellChapter 2: Unification through the Rationalities and Intentionalities of Shame, Cecilea Mun Chapter 3: Oppression and Liberation via the Rationalities of Shame, Cecilea MunChapter 4: The Virtues of Epistemic Shame in Critical Dialogue, Laura CandiottoChapter 5: Being In and Excluded from the Sociotechnical World, Matthew RukgaberPart II. Norms, Cultures, and Politics Chapter 6: Nietzsche, Shame, and the Seal of Liberation, Daniel R. HerbertChapter 7: Shame and Moral Learning from Coetzee’s Disgrace, Alba Montes SánchezChapter 8: Body Shaming in the Era of Social Media, Lisa CassidyChapter 9: Shame and Its Political Consequences in the Age of Neoliberalism, Mikko Salmela Chapter 10: Queering Shame, Julian Honkasalo

Mun (philosophy, Arizona State Univ.) has assembled a fine collection of essays on the "methods, theories, norms, cultures, and politics" of shame. Shame often receives critical attention as a negative emotion, but this collection of ten essays offers a balanced view of the emotion, paying attention to its positive social functions and its value as a tool for negotiating one's relationship to the world. Shame has both positive and negative features, and this combination is precisely what renders it such a powerful emotion on individual and social levels of enactment. Examining the phenomenon of shame across disciplines, cultures, and texts, the contributors look at the complexity of shame as a response to self, others, and the world. Essays treat the science and philosophy of shame and its social and political functions in social media, literature, and queer culture. Offering an excellent introduction to and integration of analyses of shame to date, this volume will appeal to students, practitioners, and scholars with disciplinary interests as varied as literature, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and psychotherapy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.