Irresistible
How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World
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2023
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Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-238-8 (ISBN)
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-238-8 (ISBN)
The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.
A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'
'Fascinating ... you'll never look at a Hello Kitty or a Pokémon the same way again' Mail on Sunday
Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters?
Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care and protection - but there is a deeper story behind the broad appeal of Japanese cats and saccharine greetings cards.
Joshua Paul Dale, a pioneer in the burgeoning field of cuteness studies, explains how the cute aesthetic spread around the globe, from pop brands to Lolita fashion, kids' cartoons and the unstoppable rise of Hello Kitty. Irresistible delves into the surprisingly ancient origins of Japan's kawaii culture, and uncovers the cross-cultural pollination of the globalised world. Understanding the psychology of cuteness can help answer some of the biggest questions in evolutionary history and the mysterious origins of animal domestication.
This is the fascinating cultural history of cuteness, and a revealing look at how our most powerful psychological impulses have remade global style and culture.
A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'
'Fascinating ... you'll never look at a Hello Kitty or a Pokémon the same way again' Mail on Sunday
Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters?
Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care and protection - but there is a deeper story behind the broad appeal of Japanese cats and saccharine greetings cards.
Joshua Paul Dale, a pioneer in the burgeoning field of cuteness studies, explains how the cute aesthetic spread around the globe, from pop brands to Lolita fashion, kids' cartoons and the unstoppable rise of Hello Kitty. Irresistible delves into the surprisingly ancient origins of Japan's kawaii culture, and uncovers the cross-cultural pollination of the globalised world. Understanding the psychology of cuteness can help answer some of the biggest questions in evolutionary history and the mysterious origins of animal domestication.
This is the fascinating cultural history of cuteness, and a revealing look at how our most powerful psychological impulses have remade global style and culture.
Joshua Paul Dale is a Professor in the Department of English Literature and Culture at Chuo University in Tokyo. Since moving to Japan in the 1990s, Dale has pioneered the field of cuteness studies, and is the co-editor of The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness, and edited 'Cute Studies', a special issue of The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. Dale has been featured as an expert on cuteness by media outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, National Geographic, the Guardian, The Cut, Refinery29 and Discover Magazine.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 218 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78816-238-2 / 1788162382 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78816-238-8 / 9781788162388 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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