{"title":"Julia C. Obert","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulia C. Obert’s work delves into the rich tapestry of contemporary Irish literature and culture, offering insightful analysis on themes of identity, resistance, and emotional expression. Her writings illuminate how \u003cem\u003eaffects\u003c\/em\u003e shape cultural narratives, blending critical theory with a deep appreciation for the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful explorations that situate Irish literature within broader cultural currents, inviting reflection on the intersections between history, emotion, and creative expression. Obert’s scholarly approach enriches the understanding of Ireland’s vibrant literary landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"irish-joy-resistant-affects-in-contemporary-irish-literature-and-culture-by-julia-c-obert-9781805966852","title":"Irish Joy: Resistant Affects in Contemporary Irish Literature and Culture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Joy: Resistant Affects in Contemporary Irish Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e examines joy and other related affective practices such as pleasure and belonging in contemporary Irish literature and culture. It seeks to correct the characterisation of Irish writing as pathologically melancholic by locating joyful noise within it. While the texts analysed are hardly utopian, they nonetheless treat joy as a politically potent force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis argument relies on an understanding of joy as non-therapeutic; rather, taking its cues from wake culture, Irish joy can be a buoyancy that dwells with grief and becomes a locus of survival. Expressing joy can therefore be a radically resistant practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also borrows Spinoza’s definition of joy as “emergent capacity”: becoming capable of new things, especially in tandem with others, and nurturing enabling ways of being together. In other words, joy can marshal collective action rather than simply being atomisingly self-indulgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the chapters herein, the author examines literature from both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. This examination comments on the complex interleavings of joy and grief in contemporary Ireland, highlighting how this affective landscape can foster community, spur political action, and crucially, in Ross Gay’s words, become a “practice of survival” for the island’s most marginalised populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934098079980,"sku":"9781805966852","price":429.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805966852-irish-joy-resistant-affects-in-contemporary-irish-literature-and-culture.jpg?v=1783895682"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/julia-c-obert.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}