The Brokenness of Being
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In 'The Brokenness of Being,' Mari Ruti grapples with mortality, lack, and the ethical implications of embracing vulnerability, drawing on psychoanalytic and philosophical resources.
Written near the end of her life, the book explores how psychic brokenness can be both a source of distress and a space for creative transformation.
Ruti balances Lacanian emphasis on lack with a personal engagement with solitude and the limits of agency.
The book offers meditations on letting go, the role of the ego, and how facing finitude can reconfigure a life lived under neoliberal pressures.
It stands as a poignant contribution to Ruti's oeuvre, blending theoretical rigor with intimate reflection.
Written near the end of her life, the book explores how psychic brokenness can be both a source of distress and a space for creative transformation.
Ruti balances Lacanian emphasis on lack with a personal engagement with solitude and the limits of agency.
The book offers meditations on letting go, the role of the ego, and how facing finitude can reconfigure a life lived under neoliberal pressures.
It stands as a poignant contribution to Ruti's oeuvre, blending theoretical rigor with intimate reflection.
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Mentioned by Gail Newman as one of Mari Ruti's last works addressing themes of brokenness and finitude near the end of her life.
Mari Ruti and Gail N. Newman, "The Creative Self: Beyond Individualism" (Columbia UP, 2025)
