On emotional capitalism + Israeli politics.

Renowned sociologist Eva Illouz joins us to talk about her recent book on the emotions of populism, and her work on the sociology of emotions in general. We discuss:

Why have emotions become such a collective obsession?
Where can you buy emotional commodities? What are influencers really selling?
What emotions accompany victim culture?
How is identity and victimhood linked in a way that allow us never to forgive or forget?

Plus:
How has Netanyahu failed even on his own terms?
How has Israeli populism channelled fear, disgust, resentment, and love?
Why have Eva's views on the progressive left changed?

Readings & Links:

The Emotional Life of Populism: How Fear, Disgust, Resentment, and Love Undermine Democracy, Eva Illouz
Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings, Bungacast series
Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism, Eva Illouz
/232/ Reading Club: Cold, Hard / Warm, Soft - on Eva's 'Cold Intimacies'
The Global Left Needs to Renounce Judith Butler, Eva Illouz, Ha'aretz
'Never has peace seemed so necessary and impossible' — Eva Illouz on the horrors of Oct. 7 and its aftermath, Forward
Eva Illouz, sociologist: 'I think that after the terrorist attacks, for Israeli society, Hamas has become the Nazi' Le Monde
Israel Is Facing Existential Threats From Inside and Out. There's One Solution, Eva Illouz, Ha'aretz

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