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Cruel Optimism

Cruel Optimism is a theoretical construct in queer affect theory that denotes a condition of attachment to social fantasies or institutional ideals—such as romance, marriage, or recognition—that actively thwart the very well-being and flourishing they promise to support.

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2017–2026

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Cruel Optimism

Lauren Berlant · differences · 2006 · 260 citations

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Gender and generation in engagements with oil palm in East Kalimantan, Indonesia: insights from feminist political ecology

Rebecca Elmhirst, Mia Siscawati, Bimbika Sijapati Basnett et al. · The Journal of Peasant Studies · 2017 · 177 citations · Full text

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‘Cruel optimism’: teacher attachment to professionalism in an era of performativity

Alexander Moore, Matthew Clarke · Journal of Education Policy · 2016 · 142 citations · Full text

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Cruel optimism in edtech: when the digital data practices of educational technology providers inadvertently hinder educational equity

Felicitas Macgilchrist · Learning Media and Technology · 2018 · 122 citations

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Brain science and early years policy: Hopeful ethos or ‘cruel optimism’?

Rosalind Edwards, Val Gillies, Nicola Horsley · Critical Social Policy · 2015 · 90 citations · Full text

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Authors

122

  1. LB
    Lauren Berlant

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 338 citations

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  2. RC
    Rebecca Coleman

    Goldsmiths University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 136 citations

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  3. BA
    Ben Anderson

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 101 citations

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  4. MG
    Matthew G. Hawzen

    Florida State University, United States

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  5. KC
    Kate Catterall

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

84

  1. Goldsmiths University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    308 citations

  2. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    147 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    194 citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  5. Manchester Metropolitan University

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

  6. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  7. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  8. York St John University

    York, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    153 citations

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Venues

  1. Antipode

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  2. Journal of Philosophy of Education

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  3. New Formations

    2 publications · 150 citations

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  4. Cultural Studies

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  5. Critical Studies in Education

    2 publications · 51 citations

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