The Immortal Within
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In 'The Immortal Within,' Mari Ruti explores how cultural narratives of immortality intersect with psychoanalytic themes of desire, loss, and self-formation.
The book examines literary and cultural texts to trace how subjects manage anxieties around death and continuity.
Ruti brings together Lacanian and ethical perspectives to argue that fantasies of immortality are central to modern subjectivity.
She analyzes how these fantasies shape personal and political life, revealing tensions between longing for permanence and the reality of finitude.
The work contributes to Ruti's broader project of using psychoanalytic theory to illuminate cultural phenomena.
The book examines literary and cultural texts to trace how subjects manage anxieties around death and continuity.
Ruti brings together Lacanian and ethical perspectives to argue that fantasies of immortality are central to modern subjectivity.
She analyzes how these fantasies shape personal and political life, revealing tensions between longing for permanence and the reality of finitude.
The work contributes to Ruti's broader project of using psychoanalytic theory to illuminate cultural phenomena.
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Mari Ruti and Gail N. Newman, "The Creative Self: Beyond Individualism" (Columbia UP, 2025)
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Tracy Morgan
Mari Ruti and Gail N. Newman, "The Creative Self: Beyond Individualism" (Columbia UP, 2025)
