Lacan's Sade: the politics of happiness

This article assesses the contemporary relevance of Sade’s work and thought by returning to Jacques Lacan’s interpretation of it. It is argued that if the Sadean emphasis on sexual freedom has been co-opted by neoliberal capitalism, this is in part thanks to avant-garde intellectuals of the 20th cen...

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Main Author: Wright, Colin
Format: Article
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46451/