Lyotard's Libidinal Economy: affective nihilism, capitalism and the libidinal skin

Crome, Keith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-9811 (2022) Lyotard's Libidinal Economy: affective nihilism, capitalism and the libidinal skin. Bloomsbury 20th-Century French Thought and Articles.

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Abstract

A reappraisal of Jean-Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy. One of Lyotard's keyworks, Libidinal Economy has nevertheless been overlooked by the majority of Lyotard's recent commentators in favour of his later works. This article offers an original appraisal of Libidinal Economy, arguing that it is integral to his overall project of displacing contemporary nihilism. In doing so, it puts forward a novel reading of Lyotard’s account of the libidinal (non) body.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2022 08:31
Publisher:	Bloomsbury
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article which appeared in the online Collection "Bloomsbury French Thought Articles"
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities Research Centres > History Research Centre
Subject terms:	body, capitalism, critique, desire, nihilism
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/630662
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350892996.005

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