States of Rage: On Cultural Emotion and Social Change (60) - Softcover

Curry, Renee R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814715303 ISBN 13: 9780814715307

Publisher: NYU Press, 1996

Synopsis

States of Rage permeate our culture and our daily lives. From the anti-Catholic protests of ACT-UP to the political posturing of Al Sharpton, from the LA Riots to anti-abortion gunmen murdering clinic personnel, the unleashing of rage, marginalized or institutional, has translated into dead bodies on our campuses and city streets, in our public buildings and in our homes. Rage seems to have gained a currency in the past decade which it previously did not possess. Suddenly we appear willing to employ it more often to describe our own or others' mental states or actions. Rage succinctly describes an ongoing emotional state for many residents and citizens of the United States and elsewhere.
States of Rage gathers for the first time a critical mass of writing about rage--its function, expression, and utilities. It examines rage as a cultural phenomenon, delineating its use and explaining why this emotional state increasingly intrudes into our social, artistic, and academic existences. What is the relationship between rage and power(lessness)? How does rage relate to personal or social injustice? Can we ritualize rage or is it always spontaneous? Finally, what provokes rage and what is provocative about it? Essays shed light on the psychological and social origins of rage, its relationship to the self, its connection to culture, and its possible triggers.
The volume includes chapters on violence in the workplace, the Montreal massacre, female murderers, the rage of African- American filmmakers, rage as a reaction to persecution, the rage of AIDS activists, class rage, and rage in the academy.

About this title

About the Author

Renee R. Curry is Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing and Terry L. Allison is Associate Librarian, both at California State University, San Marcos.

From the Back Cover

States of rage permeate our culture and our daily lives. From the anti-Catholic protest of ACT-UP to the political posturing of Al Sharpton, form the L.A. riots to anti-abortion gunmen murdering clinic personal, the unleashing of rage, marginalized or institutional, has translated into dead bodies on our campuses and city streets, in our public buildings and in our homes. Rage seems to have gained a currency in the past decade which it has not possessed for years. After a brief era of prominence in the 1960s, rage faded from view.

Edition details

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814715303
• ISBN 13: 9780814715307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280