Poststructuralism: A Very Short IntroductionOxford University Press, 2022 M07 28 - 144 pages Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Poststructuralism challenges traditional ways of thinking about human beings and our relation to the world. Language, meaning, and culture are all reappraised, and with them assumptions about what it's possible for us to know. More interested in posing sharply focused questions than in reassuring with certainties, its theorists tend to clarify the options, while leaving them open to debate. At once sceptical towards inherited authority and positive about future possibilities, poststructuralism asks above all that we reflect on its findings. In this Very Short Introduction, Catherine Belsey traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture. In this new edition, such well-known figures as Barthes, Foucault, and Derrida are joined by less famous theorists, and examples are drawn from both high art and popular culture. Shakespeare features alongside advertising and Christmas cards, as well as Lewis Carroll, Marcel Duchamp, Toni Morrison, and the tantalizing lithographs of M. C. Escher. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam AFRICAN Alan Allen AMERICAN ANCIENT Andrew Robinson Anthony ARCHITECTURE Barthes Bernard BIOLOGY Bowie Brian BRITAIN BRITISH CAPITALISM Catherine changes chapter Charles CHEMISTRY Chris CHRISTIAN Christopher Craig CULTURAL Daniel David Davies Derrida difference Donald ECONOMICS EDITION Edward EMPIRE ENGLISH ENVIRONMENTAL Eric ETHICS Evans forms Foster Frank FRENCH German philosophy GLOBAL Graham HISTORY HUMAN Ideology INTELLIGENCE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC James Jamie Jennifer John Jonathan Jones Joseph Julia Kenneth language LINGUISTICS LITERATURE London Mark Martin Marx Mary MATHEMATICS Matthew meaning Michael Mike MODERN MUSIC Mythologies Nicholas Nick ORGANIC Oxford Paul Peter Philip PHYSICS POLITICS POSTSTRUCTURALISM practice Press PSYCHOLOGY question Raymond RELIGION REVOLUTION Richard RIGHTS Robert Robin Roger Roland ROMAN Routledge Russell RUSSIAN SCIENCE SCRIPT sexual Short Introduction signified Simon Smith SOCIAL Stephen Steven stories Susan SYSTEMS Taylor TESTAMENT THEORY Thomas THOUGHT Timothy translation University Wilson WORLD writing