Critical Theory: The Key Concepts
Critical Theory: The Key Concepts by Dino Franco Felluga
English | 2015 | ISBN: 041569566X, 0415695651 | 400 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 2015 | ISBN: 041569566X, 0415695651 | 400 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Critical Theory: The Key Concepts introduces over 300 widely-used terms, categories and ideas drawing upon well-established approaches like new historicism, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, and narratology as well as many new critical theories of the last twenty years such as Actor-Network Theory, Global Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Speculative Realism. This book explains the key concepts at the heart of a wide range of influential theorists from Agamben to Žižek. Entries range from concise definitions to longer more explanatory essays and include terms such as:
Aesthetics
Desire
Dissensus
Dromocracy
Hegemony
Ideology
Intersectionality
Late Capitalism
Performativity
Race
Suture
Featuring cross-referencing throughout, a substantial bibliography and index, Critical Theory: The Key Concepts is an accessible and easy-to-use guide. This book is an invaluable introduction covering a wide range of subjects for anyone who is studying or has an interest in critical theory (past and present).
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