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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456752203321

Autore

Nealon Jeffrey T (Jeffrey Thomas)

Titolo

The theory toolbox [[electronic resource] ] : critical concepts for the humanities, arts, and social sciences / / Jeffrey Nealon and Susan Searls Giroux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011

ISBN

1-283-14576-6

9786613145765

0-7425-7051-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Culture and politics series

Altri autori (Persone)

GirouxSusan Searls <1968->

Disciplina

301.01

Soggetti

Social action

Critical theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Theory Toolbox; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Why Theory?; Chapter 2: Author/ity; Chapter 3: Reading; Chapter 4: Subjectivity; Chapter 5: Culture; Chapter 6: Ideology; Chapter 7: History; Chapter 8: Space/Time; Chapter 9: Posts; Chapter 10: Differences; Chapter 11: Life; Chapter 12: Nature; Chapter 13: Agency; Credits; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This text involves students in understanding and using the ""tools"" of critical social and literary theory from the first day of class. It is an ideal first introduction before students encounter more difficult readings from critical and postmodern perspectives. Nealon and Searls Giroux describe key concepts and illuminate each with an engaging inquiry that asks students to consider deeper and deeper questions. Written in students' own idiom, and drawing its examples from the social world, literature, popular culture, and advertising, The Theory Toolbox offers students the language and opport