What's the use? : on the uses of use / Sara Ahmed.
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Computer filePublisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2019Description: xiv, 281 pages : facsimiles, photographs ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: volume Carrier type: unmediatedSubject(s): Utilitarianism -- Philosophy -- 19th century | Education, Higher -- Social aspects | Universities and colleges -- Sociological aspects | Queer theoryLOC classification: B843 .A364 2019Subject: In What’s the Use? Sara Ahmed continues the work she began in The Promise of Happiness and Willful Subjects by taking up a single word—in this case, use—and following it around. She shows how use became associated with life and strength in nineteenth-century biological and social thought and considers how utilitarianism offered a set of educational techniques for shaping individuals by directing them toward useful ends. Ahmed also explores how spaces become restricted to some uses and users, with specific reference to universities. She notes, however, the potential for queer use: how things can be used in ways that were not intended or by those for whom they were not intended. Ahmed posits queer use as a way of reanimating the project of diversity work as the ordinary and painstaking task of opening up institutions to those who have historically been excluded.-backover- https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Use-Uses-Sara-Ahmed/dp/1478006501
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | B 843 .A364 2019 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0023922 |
"This book is for my queer family, Sarah and Poppy."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index (pages 271-281).
In What’s the Use? Sara Ahmed continues the work she began in The Promise of Happiness and Willful Subjects by taking up a single word—in this case, use—and following it around. She shows how use became associated with life and strength in nineteenth-century biological and social thought and considers how utilitarianism offered a set of educational techniques for shaping individuals by directing them toward useful ends. Ahmed also explores how spaces become restricted to some uses and users, with specific reference to universities. She notes, however, the potential for queer use: how things can be used in ways that were not intended or by those for whom they were not intended. Ahmed posits queer use as a way of reanimating the project of diversity work as the ordinary and painstaking task of opening up institutions to those who have historically been excluded.-backover-
https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Use-Uses-Sara-Ahmed/dp/1478006501