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First published in 1999, this volume perceives that English
literature in under threat as an academic discipline. In
Challenging Theory, Catherine Burgass warns against the recent
trend towards the conflation of literature teaching with cultural
studies in British and American universities. Focusing on theory of
deconstruction, as developed by Jacques Derrida in the 1960s, the
book redresses some common mistenterpretations of Derrinda's work
relating to the status of metaphysical oppositions. Part One
discusses textual differences and the ways in which these may
dissolve and reform according to different cultural contexts. The
practical issues associated with teaching literature and literary
theory in universities are examined in Part Two, while Part Three
high-lights some of the move invidious claims of literary
theorists, and questions the value of metaphysical analysis as a
tool for political critique. Challenging Theory tackles an
important debate that lies at the heart of humanities teaching. It
illuminates the impact on academia of the work of critical
theorists over the last thirty tears, and provides a platform for
future reassessment of the relationships between literature,
philosophy and theory.
First published in 1999, this volume perceives that English
literature in under threat as an academic discipline. In
Challenging Theory, Catherine Burgass warns against the recent
trend towards the conflation of literature teaching with cultural
studies in British and American universities. Focusing on theory of
deconstruction, as developed by Jacques Derrida in the 1960s, the
book redresses some common mistenterpretations of Derrinda's work
relating to the status of metaphysical oppositions. Part One
discusses textual differences and the ways in which these may
dissolve and reform according to different cultural contexts. The
practical issues associated with teaching literature and literary
theory in universities are examined in Part Two, while Part Three
high-lights some of the move invidious claims of literary
theorists, and questions the value of metaphysical analysis as a
tool for political critique. Challenging Theory tackles an
important debate that lies at the heart of humanities teaching. It
illuminates the impact on academia of the work of critical
theorists over the last thirty tears, and provides a platform for
future reassessment of the relationships between literature,
philosophy and theory.
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The
aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative
introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most
influential novels of recent years - from 'The Remains of the Day'
to 'White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both
sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and
readable analysis of each of the novels in question.
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