Poststructuralism

Zusatztext A wonderfully clear account Informationen zum Autor Professor Catherine Belsey was Fellow and Tutor at New Hall, Cambridge from 1969 to 1975. She currently chairs the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory at Cardiff University. Klappentext Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism and poststructuralism, this Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture. While the author discusses such well-known figures as Barthes, Foucault, Derrida, and Lacan, she also draws pertinent examples from literature, art, film, and popular culture, unfolding the poststructuralist account of what it means to be a human being. Zusammenfassung Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. Culture invests us with agency and choice, but also limits the possibilities. But the cultural script is not fixed, so we can intervene to increase the options. This introduction explains how, with illustrations from art and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Creatures of Difference ; 2. Difference and culture ; 3. Difference and desire ; 4. Difference or truth? ; 5. Dissent

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Belsey, Catherine (Chair of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory at Cardiff University) Belsey
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780192801807
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280180-7
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 172 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)