@book{2024:gook:libidinal_, title = {Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times}, year = {2024}, note = {What is a libidinal economy? How are we psychically hooked into the circuits of the capitalist economy? The contributors to this book question the relevance of a concept that began reappearing in critiques and analyses of capitalist societies since the financial crisis of 2007. The chapters stretch from its philosophical pre-history – including Marx, Spinoza, Cavendish and Ibn Sina – to the term's introduction with Freud and on, via Lyotard, to how online platforms put our psyches to work. Libidinal Economies of Crisis Times is a collection of essays by leading scholars about the connections among economies, pleasures, and desires.}, edition = {1}, publisher = {transcript}, address = {Bielefeld}, series = {Edition Kulturwissenschaft}, volume = {253}, editor = {Gook, Ben} }