Madan Sarup has now revised his accessible and popular introduction
to post-structuralist and postmodern theory. A new introductory
section discusses the meaning of such concepts as modernity,
postmodernity, modernization, modernism, and postmodernism. A
section on feminist criticism of Lacan and Foucault has been added,
together with a new chapter on French feminist theory focusing on
the work of Helene Cixous, Luce Irigaray, and Julia Kristeva.
The chapter on postmodernism has been significantly expanded to
include a discussion of Lyotard's language games and his use of the
category "sublime." This chapter ends with a discussion of the
relationship between feminism and postmodernism. A further chapter
has been added on the work of Jean Baudrillard, a cult figure on
the current postmodernist scene, whose ideas have attained a wide
currency. The chapter includes a new section on postmodern cultural
practices as revealed in architecture, TV, video, and film.
Suggestions for further reading are now listed at the end of each
chapter and are upgraded and annotated.
In tracing the impact of post-structuralist thought not only on
literary criticism but on such disciplines as philosophy, politics,
psychoanalysis, the social sciences, and art, this book will be
essential reading for those who want a clear and incisive
introduction to the theories that continue to have widespread
influence.
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