Berlant, Lauren Gail,  1957- <br/><br/>
Cruel optimism / 
Lauren Berlant. 
 - Durham, [N.C.] ;  London :  Duke University Press,  2011. 
 - viii, 342 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A John Hope Franklin Center book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unravelling of the U.S. and European economies by analysing mass media, literature, television, film, and video. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822351115 (pbk.) :  £16.99 0822351110 (pbk.) :  £16.99 9780822350972 (hbk.) :  £67.00 0822350971 (hbk.) :  £67.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Popular culture--United States.<br/>Optimism--United States.<br/>Progress.<br/>Media Studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions--1980-
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.2'34'0973'09045