Author: Steven BestPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1349217182
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An introduction to and critique of the latest trends in critical theory.
The Postmodern Prince
Author: John SanbonmatsuPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1583670904
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A work of political theory with a focus on questions of strategy that examines the politics of the New Left in the 1960s, showing how its expressivism led to political division and also prepared the ground for postmodernism. It shows also how the political economy of academic life in an increasingly commodified society strengthened the basis of postmodernism. Develops a brilliant account of a Marxism that sets itself the task of building a collective political subject capable of challenging capitalism in its moment of global crisis. [publisher web site].
Postmodernism and the Revolution in Religious Theory
Author: Carl A. RaschkePublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813933064
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
While the academic study of religion has increased almost exponentially in the past fifty years, general theories of religion have been in significant decline. In his new book, Carl Raschke offers the first systematic exploration of how the postmodern philosophical theories of Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Zizek have contributed significantly to the development of a theory of religion as a whole. The bold paradigm he uses to articulate the framework for a revolution in religious theory comes from semiotics--namely, the problem of the sign and the "singularity" or "event horizon" from which a sign is generated.
Author: Adele E. ClarkePostmodern Narrative Theory
Author: Mark CurriePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137268123
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
How have developments in literary and cultural theory transformed our understanding of narrative? What has happened to narrative in the wake of poststructuralism? What is the role and function of narrative in the contemporary world? In this revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text, Mark Currie explores these central questions and guides students through the complex theories that have shaped the study of narrative in recent decades. Postmodern Narrative Theory, Second Edition: • establishes direct links between the workings of fictional narratives and those of the non-fictional world • charts the transition in narrative theory from its formalist beginnings, through deconstruction, towards its current concerns with the social, cultural and cognitive uses of narrative • explores the relationship between postmodern narrative and postmodern theory more closely • presents detailed illustrative readings of known literary texts such as Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and now features a new chapter on Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello and Slow Man. Approachable and stimulating, this is an essential introduction for anyone studying postmodernism, the theory of narrative or contemporary fiction.
From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society
Author: Krishan KumarPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631185598
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This lucid and insightful study of a crucial area of current debate covers the three theories of contemporary change: the information society, post-Fordism and postmodernity.
Postmodern Theory
Author: Steven BestPublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9780898624182
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In this timely volume, the authors systematically analyze postmodern theory to evaluate its relevance for critical social theory and radical politics today. Best and Kellner provide: * An introduction and critique of the work of Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Laclau and Mouffe, and Jameson, which assess the varying contributions and limitations of postmodern theory * A discussion of postmodern feminist theory and the politics of identity * A systematic study of the origin of the discourse of the postmodern in historical, sociological, cultural, and philosophical studies. The authors claim that while postmodern theory provides insights into contemporary developments, it lacks adequate methodological and political perspectives to provide a critical social theory and radical politics for the present age.
Postmodernism and Social Theory
Author: Steven SeidmanPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781557862846
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A new division has emerged in the social sciences between modernists and their post-modern critics. The former defend the project of a general theory with secure analytical foundations; the latter challenge the possibility and indeed the desirability of aspiring to create totalizing theories. Postmodernists contest the view of science as an autonomous sphere of knowledge and reflection. This volume brings together leading theorists in the social sciences and philosophy to debate the respective merits of modernism and postmodernism as paradigms of social inquiry. It examines the relation between science, critique and narrative, addressing questions about the moral and political meaning of science today.
Postmodern Social Theory
Author: George RitzerPublisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Ritzer's long-awaited text in Postmodern Social Theory is a readable & coherent introduction to the fundamental ideas & most important thinkers in postmodern social theory.
Postmodern Theory and Blade Runner
Author: Matthew FlisfederPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501311808
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Provides an introductory explanation of postmodernism and its connection to film theory, and how it can be used to interpret Ridley Scott’s film, Blade Runner.
