A companion to critical and cultural theory /

This Companion addresses the contemporary transformation of critical and cultural theory, with special emphasis on the way debates in the field have changed in recent decades.-Features original essays from an international team of cultural theorists which offer fresh and compelling perspectives and...

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Other Authors: Szeman, Imre, 1968- (Editor), Blacker, Sarah, 1981- (Editor), Sully, Justin, 1979- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2017
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This Companion addresses the contemporary transformation of critical and cultural theory, with special emphasis on the way debates in the field have changed in recent decades.-Features original essays from an international team of cultural theorists which offer fresh and compelling perspectives and sketch out exciting new areas of theoretical inquiry Thoughtfully organized into two sections - lineages and problematics - that facilitate its use both by students new to the field andadvanced scholars and researchers -Explains key schools and movements clearly and succinctly, situating them in relation to broader developments in culture, society, and politics -Tackles issues that have shaped and energized the field since the Second World War, with discussion of familiar and under-theorized topics related to living and laboring, being and knowing, and agency and belonging.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118472309
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