Hope Isn't Stupid : Utopian Affects in Contemporary American Literature, Pape...

Although these concepts are rarely theorized together, it is difficult to fully articulate utopia without understanding how affects circulate within utopian texts. Novelists William S. Burroughs, Dennis Cooper, John Darnielle, Toni Morrison, ThomasPynchon, and Colson Whitehead are deeply invested in the creation of utopian possibilities.

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