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Author:   Andrew Hickey (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9781032536545

ISBN 10:   1032536543
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   14 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1 The Condition of Comfort 1. Comfort, where? The Dimensions of Comfort 2. Situating the Argument 3. The Narrative Construction of Comfort 4. But Again; Comfort? Some Final, Initial, Notes Section 2 Permutations of Comfort: A Pragmatic Consideration of Comfort’s Surfacings 5. Upon Booking the Flight: The Physiographies of Comfort 6. A Trip to the Shops: Comfort’s Ethical Recognition 7. A Visit to the Oncology Ward: Comfort as an Observable State of Being 8. In the Living Room: The Securitization of Comfort Section 3 Permeations of Comfort: A Further Consideration of Comfort’s effects 9. Comfort’s Individualisation: The Cruel Optimism of Comfort 10. Afflict the Comfortable, Comfort the Afflicted: Comfort and the Reformation of the ‘Good Life’

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Andrew T Hickey is Professor of Communications in the School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland.

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