Michel De Certeau - Cultural Theorist

de Certeau is often considered to be the theorist of everyday life par excellence. This book provides an unrivalled critical introduction to de Certeau's work and influence and looks at his key ideas and asks how should we try to understand him in relation to theories of modern culture and society.

Ian Buchanan demonstrates how de Certeau was influenced by Lacan, Merleau-Ponty and Greimas and the meaning of de Certeau's notions of `strategy', `tactics', `place' and `space' are clearly described. The book argues that de Certeau died before developing the full import of his work for the study of culture and convincingly, it tries to complete or imagine the directions that de Certeau's work would have taken, had he lived.

Sommario

The Plane of Immanence
¿Blasting Free¿, or, the Stylistic Inflection
Meta-Historiography
Heterology, or the Book We¿ll Never Read
Strategy and Tactics
Unknotting Place and Space

Riassunto

This book provides a critical introduction to de Certeau's work and influence, looks at his key ideas and asks how we should try to understand him in relation to theories of modern culture and society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Buchanan
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.11.2000
• EAN: 9780761958970
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5897-0
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society; Theory, Culture & Society (Har; Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society; Published in Association with
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie