Join Green College residents Rodney Stehr and Serena Klumpenhouwer (PhD student) as they interview Dr. Xine Yao, a lecturer at University College London and co-host of the podcast "PHDivas", about their recently published book, "Disaffected: The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling in Nineteenth Century America". Drawing on the works of Melville, Sui Sin Far, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Dr. Yao talks about disaffection as a form of affective disobedience, how exploring unfeeling can challenge norms around expressivity and whose emotions get acknowledged, and the task of asking ourselves whether we are playing the role of a Judas goat in institutional spaces.
Check out PHDivas here: https://phdivaspodcast.wordpress.com
Purchase "Disaffected: The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling in Nineteenth Century America" using discount code E21YAO to get 30% off here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/disaffected