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Siegfried Kracauer (Paperback)
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Siegfried Kracauer (Paperback)
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Loot Price R585
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This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work
of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the
orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. It is part of a
timely revival and reappraisal of his unique contribution to our
critical understanding of modernity, the interrogation of mass
culture, and the recognition of both the dynamism and diminution of
human experience in the hustle and bustle of the contemporary
metropolis. In stressing the extraordinary variety of Kracauer s
writings (from scholarly philosophical treatises to journalistic
fragments, from comic novels to classified reports) and the
dazzling diversity of his themes (from science and urban
architectural visions to slapstick and dancing girls), this
insightful book reveals his fundamental and formative influence
upon Critical Theory and argues for his vital relevance for
cultural analysis today. Kracauer s work is distinguished by an
acute sensitivity to the surface manifestations of popular culture
and a witty, eminently readable literary style. In exploring and
making accessible the work of this remarkable thinker, this book
will be indispensable for scholars and students working in many
disciplines and interdisciplinary fields: sociology and social
theory; film, media and cultural studies; urban studies, cultural
geography and architectural theory; philosophy and Critical Theory.
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