{"product_id":"little-deaths-sex-and-psychoanalysis-in-the-age-of-pandemics-hardcover-1","title":"Little Deaths: Sex and Psychoanalysis in the Age of Pandemics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRicky Varghese\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicky Varghese\u003c\/b\u003e is psychoanalyst and writer based in Toronto. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eRaw: PrEP, Pedagogy, and the Politics of Barebacking\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685251399901,"sku":"9781779400932","price":192.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/3_9TaqIlTI9781779400932_c75e9de0-fe09-46d4-87e1-6ed0b62a8aba.webp?v=1774008097","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/little-deaths-sex-and-psychoanalysis-in-the-age-of-pandemics-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}