Description
Explore the intricate world of attraction with 'Seduction', the groundbreaking book by Rachel O’Neill. This essential read delves into the controversial 'seduction community,' where the art of meeting and attracting women becomes a craft that heterosexual men can master through personal development and practical training. In this enlightening study, O’Neill offers unprecedented insights into seduction seminars, instructional guidebooks, and video tutorials, illuminating the complexities of seduction culture. With an in-depth analysis, this book challenges the pervasive stereotypes around pickup artists, revealing the compelling factors that draw individuals into this provocative sphere.
'Seduction' thoughtfully examines how neoliberalism and postfeminism influence contemporary intimate relationships. The book captures the transformation of social interactions into labor-intensive endeavors, reshaping how individuals relate to one another. Ideal for students and scholars of gender studies, sociology, and cultural studies, this book provides an essential framework for understanding the seduction industry's logics and internal dynamics.
Embrace a new perspective on attraction and relationships with 'Seduction', a must-have addition to your library.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509521562
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 256
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509521562
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 256
Description:
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can cultivate through practical training and personal development. Though it has been an object of media speculation “ and frequent sensationalism “ for over a decade, this cultural formation remains poorly understood. In the first book-length study of the industry, Rachel O™Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars, training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials. Pushing past established understandings of Âpickup artists™ as pathetic, pathological or perverse, she examines what makes seduction so compelling for those drawn to participate in this sphere. Seduction vividly portrays how the twin rationalities of neoliberalism and postfeminism are reorganising contemporary intimate life, as labour-intensive and profit-orientated modes of sociality consume other forms of being and relating. It is essential reading for students and scholars of gender, sexuality, sociology and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to understand the seduction industry™s overarching logics and internal workings.
'Seduction' thoughtfully examines how neoliberalism and postfeminism influence contemporary intimate relationships. The book captures the transformation of social interactions into labor-intensive endeavors, reshaping how individuals relate to one another. Ideal for students and scholars of gender studies, sociology, and cultural studies, this book provides an essential framework for understanding the seduction industry's logics and internal dynamics.
Embrace a new perspective on attraction and relationships with 'Seduction', a must-have addition to your library.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509521562
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 256
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509521562
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 256
Description:
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can cultivate through practical training and personal development. Though it has been an object of media speculation “ and frequent sensationalism “ for over a decade, this cultural formation remains poorly understood. In the first book-length study of the industry, Rachel O™Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars, training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials. Pushing past established understandings of Âpickup artists™ as pathetic, pathological or perverse, she examines what makes seduction so compelling for those drawn to participate in this sphere. Seduction vividly portrays how the twin rationalities of neoliberalism and postfeminism are reorganising contemporary intimate life, as labour-intensive and profit-orientated modes of sociality consume other forms of being and relating. It is essential reading for students and scholars of gender, sexuality, sociology and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to understand the seduction industry™s overarching logics and internal workings.