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Notes from an Ongoing Investigation
by Laura Kipnis
It's no secret that men often behave in intemperate ways, but in recent years we've witnessed so many spectacular public displays of male excess - disgraced politicians, erotically desperate professors, fallen sports icons - that we're left to wonder whether something has come unwired in the collective male psyche.
In the essays collected here, Laura Kipnis revisits the archetypes of wayward masculinity that have captured her imagination over the years, scrutinizing men who have figured in her own life alongside more controversial public examples. Slicing through the usual clichés about the differences between the sexes, Kipnis mixes intellectual rigor and wit to give us compelling survey of the affinities, jealousies, longings, and erotics that structure the male-female bond.
"Starred Review. Kipnis has given us a necessary, and often witty, book that shows a brilliant, agile mind at work." - Publishers Weekly
"Feisty, unapologetic forays into the messiness of gender relations... Dynamite examples rendered in funny, spirited writing. " - Kirkus
"First written as stand-alone pieces, taken together these essays can feel overwhelming in their ironic distance. Despite these limitations, this work will likely be enjoyed and argued with in equal measure by feminist-minded individuals looking for a pleasurable read to tuck in their carry-on." - Library Journal
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Laura Kipnis is the author of How to Become a Scandal, Against Love, and The Female Thing. A professor in the Department of Radio/TV/Film at Northwestern University, she has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the NEA. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, Slate, and Bookforum, among others. She lives in New York and Chicago.
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