The Extreme in Contemporary Culture: States of Vulnerability

by Pramod K. Nayar

Book Overview

This is a study of vulnerability as a dominant cultural discourse today, especially as it manifests in 'extreme cultures'. These are cultural practices and representations of humans in risky, painful or life-threatening conditions where the limits of their humanity are tested, and producing heightened sensations of pain and pleasure. Extreme cultures in this book signal the social ontology of humans where, in specific conditions, vulnerability becomes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783483660
• ISBN13: 9781783483662
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"