Political Jouissance winter there was one name who

there was one name who rivalled Elvis

the laughter stopped

privilege and allyship

turning one overlooked place into the very centre of the world

Offering hope without any false promises or empty platitudes

Political Jouissance winter there was one name whoWhen we oppose or disagree with something important, do we ever really do it dispassionately? Isn't setting the world to rights or condemning a political opponent always done with a hint of relish, or at least enthusiasm? This book's challenging essays explore the modes in which that transgressive pleasure of political 'jouissance' operates. Rather than delegitimizing or depoliticising, the tacit enjoyment of outrage can in fact facilitate different