{"product_id":"9798216380658","title":"Cruel and Reparative Possibilities of Failure","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCruel and Reparative Possibilities of Failure\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElyshia Aseltine | Nick Bliven | Laura L. Ellingson | Megan Alyssa Fletcher | Michaela Frischherz | Patricia Geist-Martin | Stacie Meihaus Jankowski | Sarah E. Jones | Jessica M. W. Kratzer | Savannah J. Lambie | Melanie Bailey Mills | Michaela D.E. Meyer | Alana M. Nicastro | Dakota Pannebecker | Jennifer Potter | Desirée D. Rowe | Patty Sotirin | Rachel E. Silverman | Danielle M. Stern | Crystal Stone | Michael Tristano | Skyler M. Tolzien-Orr | Jessica M. W. Kratzer | Desirée D. Rowe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Communication Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Cruel and Reparative Possibilities of Failure\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a variety of scholars and research across disciplines, with an emphasis on communication and gender studies, to work toward reimagining the idea of failure. Contributors consider failure as both a space for growth and repair and as a space from which hope can emerge. The collection is divided into five parts, investigating failure as consumption; failure as media; failure as pedagogy; failure as narrative; and finally, failure as transformation. Contributors spanning the fields of communication, gender, sexuality, performance, and media studies each employ unique disciplinary approaches to failure in their explorations of topics including queer counterpublics, corporeal commodification, misinformation, abolitionist principles, abuse and consent culture, and everyday organizing, among others. Looking to the future, the book takes these perspectives and experiences a step further to explore the reparative possibilities that may be found in failure.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica M. W. Kratzer\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Kentucky University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesirée D. Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Towson University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLexington Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216380658\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51965830955148,"sku":"9798216380658","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fabd96ca-7a3e-480d-bbe3-5b5669559e1c.jpg?v=1786071299","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216380658","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}