Offering Theory - Reading in Sociography

A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading, proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today.

Sommario

Acknowledgments; The Pretext; Introduction: Theory in Limbo; 1. Queer Resistance: Foucault and the Unnamable; 2. Stumbling on Analysis: Psychoanalysis and Everyday Life; 3. Strangers in Analysis: Nationalism and the Talking Cure; 4. "Jamming"; 5. WWJD?; 6. What Said Said; 7. Apart from Theory; 8. Conclusion: Theory Is Out There; References; Index.

Info autore

John Mowitt is Professor and Leadership Chair in the Critical Humanities at the University of Leeds. He is also a senior editor of Cultural Critique.

Riassunto

A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading, proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Mowitt, Mowitt John
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781839982347
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-234-7
• Pagine: 210
• Serie: Anthem symploke Studies in Theory; Anthem Symploke Studies in The
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Western philosophy from c 1800, Literary theory, Philosophy and theory of education, philosophy; literary criticism