Books in the Zero Books series

This short book is partly an attack on the apparent abdication of any systematic political thought on the part of today's positive, up-beat feminists. It suggests alternative ways of thinking about transformations in work, sexuality and culture that, while seemingly far-fetched in the current ideological climate, may provide more serious material for future feminism.

Contains essays which demonstrate that writing on popular culture can be both thoughtful and heartfelt. It includes Barney Hoskyns' classic "NME" piece written at the time of "Thriller".

To live well in the world one must be able to enjoy it: to love, Freud says, and work. Dejection is the state of being in which such enjoyment is no longer possible. There is an aesthetic dimension to dejection, in which the world appears in a new light. This book examines the dark serenity of dejection through a study of the poetry.