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The Erotics of Corruption: Law, Scandal, and Political Perversion
(Hardcover)
by Ruth A. Miller (Author)
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Book Description
A provocative retelling of the story of political corruption in the
modern period.
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In this provocative retelling of the story of political corruption in
the modern period, Ruth A. Miller argues that narratives of political
corruption rely upon an explicitly pornographic rhetoric and have been
instrumental in carving out lawless or exceptional space. Drawing upon
an extensive and wide-ranging literature, she examines corruption, the
erotic, and legal exceptionalism as they appear in media
representations of Saddam Hussein as "corrupt leader," nineteenth-
century political cartoons, Pier Pasolini's film Salo, Ernst
Kantorowicz's theorization of the body politic, Giorgio Agamben's
analysis of biopolitics, and Achille Mbembe's discussion of the
postcolony. Miller comments on both the erotic nature of the state of
exception and colonial or postcolonial manifestations of it, and
presents a new voice in ongoing conversations about law, violence, and
sexuality in the contemporary world.
"This beautifully conceived, well-researched book provides a fresh and
unique look at the timely topic of corruption. As such, it departs
markedly from the current literature. It is rare that one takes a
journey into not only areas previously unconsidered but also areas
largely unimagined. The subfield of corruption has always struggled
with basic concepts, and The Erotics of Corruption plays with that
problematic in a totally different way, first by employing discourse
analysis, and, second, by situating the narrative within a larger
context. Scholars will greatly benefit from the book's insights and
fresh perspective, and it will force them to think more critically
about their own approaches." -- Stephen D. Morris, author of
Gringolandia: Mexican Identity and Perceptions of the United States
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* Hardcover: 214 pages
* Publisher: State University of New York Press (June 5, 2008)
