Pop Cultures and Ecstatic States of the Body Since World War II
Robert Stephens
June 16, 2025
Editor(s)
Robert Stephens, Kristoff Kerl, Detlef Sieqfried, Olaf Stieglitz
Publisher
Release Date
June 2025
Summary
This book examines the many, varied historical entanglements between pop cultures and ecstatic, euphoric, and intoxicated bodies, focusing on the period between the 1950s and the 1980s. Charting a new course by bringing together pop culture studies, the history of bodies, and the history of emotions, the volume unites new historical perspectives on different forms of corporeal pleasure and offers novel methods for studying the social and cultural politics of ecstasy.