Edward Jackson holds a PhD in English from the University of Birmingham. He currently teaches literature and cultural studies as a Visiting Lecturer.

Edward Jackson’s emergence as a key new voice in Wallace criticism rests, in part, on both his rigorous scholarship and his clear-eyed perception of what’s wrong with the critical lenses that too many readers have accepted without question. David Foster Wallace’s Toxic Sexuality is an elegantly written and meticulous study that addresses challenging questions—about gender and economics—with typically lively and innovative readings.

• Introduction 1. Responsibility: Investing Against Pornification 2. Risk: Securitising Male Homosexuality 3. Contract: Gazing Through Masochism 3. Property: Privatising Feminist Critique 5. Austerity: Sacrificing and Scapegoating Little MenConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Edward Jackson holds a PhD in English from the University of Birmingham. He currently teaches literature and cultural studies as a Visiting Lecturer.

Edward Jackson’s emergence as a key new voice in Wallace criticism rests, in part, on both his rigorous scholarship and his clear-eyed perception of what’s wrong with the critical lenses that too many readers have accepted without question. David Foster Wallace’s Toxic Sexuality is an elegantly written and meticulous study that addresses challenging questions—about gender and economics—with typically lively and innovative readings.

• Introduction 1. Responsibility: Investing Against Pornification 2. Risk: Securitising Male Homosexuality 3. Contract: Gazing Through Masochism 3. Property: Privatising Feminist Critique 5. Austerity: Sacrificing and Scapegoating Little MenConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Edward Jackson holds a PhD in English from the University of Birmingham. He currently teaches literature and cultural studies as a Visiting Lecturer.

Edward Jackson’s emergence as a key new voice in Wallace criticism rests, in part, on both his rigorous scholarship and his clear-eyed perception of what’s wrong with the critical lenses that too many readers have accepted without question. David Foster Wallace’s Toxic Sexuality is an elegantly written and meticulous study that addresses challenging questions—about gender and economics—with typically lively and innovative readings.

• Introduction 1. Responsibility: Investing Against Pornification 2. Risk: Securitising Male Homosexuality 3. Contract: Gazing Through Masochism 3. Property: Privatising Feminist Critique 5. Austerity: Sacrificing and Scapegoating Little MenConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex