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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459461103321

Autore

Williams James <1965-, >

Titolo

Understanding poststructuralism / / James Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49420-2

1-317-49421-0

1-315-71219-9

1-282-92164-9

9786612921643

1-84465-368-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Understanding movements in modern thought

Disciplina

149/.96

Soggetti

Poststructuralism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2005 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: what is poststructuralism?; 2 Poststructuralism as deconstruction: Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology; 3 Poststructuralism as philosophy of difference: Gilles Deleuze's Difference and Repetition; 4 Poststructuralism as philosophy of the event: Lyotard's Discours, figure; 5 Poststructuralism, history, genealogy: Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge; 6 Poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, linguistics: Julia Kristeva's Revolution in Poetic Language

7 Poststructuralism into the futureQuestions for discussion and revision; Further reading; Publications timeline; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding Poststructuralism presents a lucid guide to some of the most exciting and controversial ideas in contemporary thought. This is the first introduction to poststructuralism through its major theorists - Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault, Lyotard, Kristeva - and their central texts. Each chapter takes the reader through a key text, providing detailed summaries of the main points of each and a critical and detailed analysis of their central arguments. Ideas are clearly explained in terms



of their value to both critical thinking and to contemporary issues. Criticisms of poststructuralism are