{"product_id":"little-deaths-ricky-varghese-9781779400925","title":"Little Deaths: Sex and Psychoanalysis in the Age of Pandemics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevealing how sex and contagion have become uneasy yet inseparable bedfellows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In an era defined by pandemics, our perceptions of sexuality are deeply intertwined with fears and fantasies of disease, transmission, and safety. \u003ci\u003eLittle Deaths \u003c\/i\u003enavigates the shifting terrain of sex and sexuality in these perilous times, examining the political and psychological life of the body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the AIDS crisis as a reference point, the book draws necessary comparisons to and distinctions from the COVID-19 pandemic. From tracing emergent technologies that make intimacy possible under quarantine, to unpacking the phenomenon of \"pandemic asexuality,\" to understanding party culture as collective rebellion against social gathering restrictions, these essays all pose the essential question: what does it mean to have a sex life in the middle of a global health crisis? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e ponders the future of sex where risk is ever-present, yet the search for pleasure persists. In the end, \u003ci\u003eLittle Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e argues that there are some risks worth taking, risks that are more life-affirming than deadly--risks that just might save us in the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricky Varghese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1779400926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781779400925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Ricky Varghese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965434282239,"sku":"9781779400925","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58061f38-d7f9-42e3-a54a-7a237bdc6fbf.jpg?v=1767280550","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-deaths-ricky-varghese-9781779400925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}