Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism and poststructuralism, this Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture. Whilst the author discusses such well-known figures as Barthes, Foucault, Derrida, and Lacan, she also draws pertinent examples from literature, art, film, and popular culture, unfolding the postructuralist account of what it means to be a human being.
| ISBN | 0192801805 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780192801807
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 115 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Series ISSN | 73 | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Very Short Introductions | | Publication date | 22 Aug 2002 | | Height (mm) | 178 | | Library of Congress | 2002027057 | | Width (mm) | 112 | | DEWEY | 149.9 | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 128 | |
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| 1 | | Creatures of difference | | 1 |
| 2 | | Difference and culture | | 23 |
| 3 | | Difference and desire | | 48 |
| 4 | | Difference or truth? | | 69 |
| 5 | | Dissent | | 89 |
| | | References | | 109 |
| | | Further reading | | 111 |
| | | Glossary | | 113 |
| | | Index | | 115 |
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