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Creepiness - by Adam Kotsko (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • A specter is haunting contemporary television--the specter of creepiness.
  • About the Author: Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College in Chicago (USA).
  • 138 Pages
  • Philosophy, General

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About the Book



A sequel to Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths, Creepiness explores popular culture to examine the worst character trait of all.



Book Synopsis



A specter is haunting contemporary television--the specter of creepiness. In our everyday lives, we try to avoid creepiness at every cost, shunning creepy people and recoiling in horror at the idea that we ourselves might be creeps. And yet when we sit down to watch TV, we are increasingly entranced by creepy characters. In this follow-up to Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths, Adam Kotsko tries to account for the strange fascination of creepiness. In addition to surveying a wide range of contemporary examples--from Peep Show to Girls, from Orange is the New Black to Breaking Bad--Kotsko mines the television of his 90s childhood, marveling at the creepiness that seemed to be hiding in plain sight in shows like Full House and Family Matters. Using Freud as his guide through the treacherous territory of creepiness, Kotsko argues that we are fascinated by the creepy because in our own ways, we are all creeps.



About the Author



Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College in Chicago (USA). He is the author of Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television and blogs at An und fÃ1/4r sich (itself.wordpress.com).
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .39 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 138
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Zer0 Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Adam Kotsko
Language: English
Street Date: February 27, 2015
TCIN: 1013291432
UPC: 9781782798460
Item Number (DPCI): 247-61-2802
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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