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Authors: Berlant, L.
Corresponding author: Berlant, Lauren
Venue: Duke University Press eBooks
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2011
DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1220p4w
OpenAlex: W4237315412
Cited by: 296
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Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 0.25
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Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Duke University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
Keywords: cruelty, optimism

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