Ideology After Poststructuralism
Title | Ideology After Poststructuralism PDF eBook |
Author | Sinisa Malesevic |
Publisher | Pluto Press (UK) |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2002-03-20 |
Genre | Philosophy |
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Ideology was proposed by Count de Tracy in 1796 as "a unified science of ideas" and has lived on as a theoretical concept among many social and political theorists, but has spurred the opprobrium of poststructuralist theorists. Malesevi'c (political science and sociology, NUI, UK) and MacKenzie (politics, Queen's U. of Belfast, Northern Ireland) present eight contributions from equal numbers of poststructural and ideology theorists. Efforts are made to critique ideology theory from a poststruc tural standpoint without a blanket rejection of the theory. Other chapters attempt to integrate some poststructural criticisms in order to maintain ideology theory as a relevant analytical concept. Distributed by Stylus. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
After Poststructuralism
Title | After Poststructuralism PDF eBook |
Author | Rosi Braidotti |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 477 |
Release | 2014-09-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1317546806 |
The end of the Cold War revitalised continental philosophy and, more particularly, interest in it from outside philosophy. "After Poststructuralism: Transitions and Transformations" analyses the main developments in continental philosophy between 1980-1995, a time of great upheaval and profound social change. The volume ranges across the birth of postmodernism, the differing traditions of France, Germany and Italy, third generation critical theory, radical democracy, postcolonial philosophy, the turn to ethics, feminist philosophies, the increasing engagement with religion, and the rise of performativity and post-analytic philosophy. Analyses of the major figures are integrated within the discussion. After Poststructuralism reveals how continental philosophy - fuelled by an intense ethical and political desire to reflect changing social and political conditions - responded to the changing world and to the key issues of the time, notably globalisation, technology and ethnicity.
The Political Philosophy of Poststructuralist Anarchism
Title | The Political Philosophy of Poststructuralist Anarchism PDF eBook |
Author | Todd May |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1994-07-22 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0271039078 |
The political writings of the French poststructuralists have eluded articulation in the broader framework of general political philosophy primarily because of the pervasive tendency to define politics along a single parameter: the balance between state power and individual rights in liberalism and the focus on economic justice as a goal in Marxism. What poststructuralists like Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, and Jean-François Lyotard offer instead is a political philosophy that can be called tactical: it emphasizes that power emerges from many different sources and operates along many different registers. This approach has roots in traditional anarchist thought, which sees the social and political field as a network of intertwined practices with overlapping political effects. The poststructuralist approach, however, eschews two questionable assumptions of anarchism, that human beings have an (essentially benign) essence and that power is always repressive, never productive. After positioning poststructuralist political thought against the background of Marxism and the traditional anarchism of Bakunin, Kropotkin, and Proudhon, Todd May shows what a tactical political philosophy like anarchism looks like shorn of its humanist commitments—namely, a poststructuralist anarchism. The book concludes with a defense, contra Habermas and Critical Theory, of poststructuralist political thought as having a metaethical structure allowing for positive ethical commitments.
Marx Through Post-Structuralism
Title | Marx Through Post-Structuralism PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Choat |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2010-08-19 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0826442757 |
A distinct and original post-structuralist approach to Marx, allowing him to be read in a new light.
Poststructuralism and After
Title | Poststructuralism and After PDF eBook |
Author | D. Howarth |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2013-10-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137266988 |
This book articulates the key theoretical assumptions of poststructuralism, but also probes its limits, evaluates rival approaches and elaborates new concepts. Building on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Heidegger, Lacan, Laclau, Lévi–Strauss, Marx, Saussure and Žižek, the book also provides a distinctive version of the poststructuralist project.
Power and Politics in Poststructuralist Thought
Title | Power and Politics in Poststructuralist Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Saul Newman |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2007-04-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1134219423 |
This volume provides an important reading of the political implications of postmodernity, focussing on the nature of power, ideology and subjectivity The volume critically discusses the work of key postructuralist thinkers: Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, Deleuze and the often overlooked Max Stirner
Politics and Post-Structuralism
Title | Politics and Post-Structuralism PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Finlayson |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2019-07-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1474468217 |
Post-structuralism is recognised as a major force within literary and cultural studies. This book is the first to apply the theory to politics and to show the ways in which it can illuminate political theory and analysis. As such it is likely to become a key text in the development of this area, providing a stimulating introduction to the subject. Authors explore the two-way relationship, showing not only that post-structuralism can enhance the study of politics, but also that advocates of post-structuralism can benefit from being open to the lessons political studies can teach. The book aims to* Clarify the relationship of contemporary theory to politics* Open up a new intellectual interface* Create a space for exchange between disciplines* Provide a statement of the role of post-structuralist theory in politicsCovering three main sections - What is Post-structuralist Political Theory?; Post-structuralism and Political Analysis; and The Question of the Political - the authors draw on themes raised by Continental thinkers such as Derrida, Nancy and Deleuze, and Anglo-American thinkers such as Butler and Connolly in their questioning of the theoretical and empirical understanding of contemporary politics.Key Features:* First systematic examination of post-structuralism to see what it may mean for political studies* Advances its own rigorous and theoretically informed position* Cutting edge: provides a vibrant introduction to this area of political thought and analysis* Brings clarity to the two-way relationship between post-structuralism and politics