An investigation into the human tendency to escape into altered states and fabricated identities. It argues that both alcohol and self-invention function as technologies of the self - methods through which individuals negotiate the tension between the unbearable weight of authenticity and the necessity of performance.
An investigation into the human tendency to escape into altered states and fabricated identities. It argues that both alcohol and self-invention function as technologies of the self - methods through which individuals negotiate the tension between the unbearable weight of authenticity and the necessity of performance.