Late Capitalist Freud in Literary, Cultural, and Political Theory

Late Capitalist Freud in Literary, Cultural, and Political Theory
Author: Maria-Daniella Dick
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3030471942

Late Capitalist Freud in Literary, Cultural, and Political Theory proposes that late Freudian theory has had an historical influence on the configuration of contemporary life and is central to the construction of twenty-first-century capitalism. This book investigates how we continue to live in the Freudian century, turning its attentions to specific crisis points within neoliberalism—the rise of figures like Trump, the development of social media as a new superego force, the economics that underpin the wellness and self-care industries as well as the contemporary consumption of popular culture—to maintain the continued historical importance of Freudian thought in all its dimensions. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, literary theory, cultural studies, and political theory, this book assesses the contribution that an historical and theoretical consideration of the late Freud can make to analyzing certain aspects of late capital.

Handbook of Latin American Environmental Aesthetics

Handbook of Latin American Environmental Aesthetics
Author: Jens Andermann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2023-09-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3110775905

The Handbook of Latin American Environmental Aesthetics offers a comprehensive overview of Latin American aesthetic and conceptual production addressing the more-than-human environment at the intersection between art, activism, and critique. Fields include literature, performance, film, and other audiovisual media as well as their interactions with community activisms. Scholars who have helped establish environmental approaches in the field as well as emergent critical voices revisit key concepts such as ecocriticism, (post-)extractivism, and multinaturalism, while opening new avenues of dialogue with areas including critical race theory and ethnicity, energy humanities, queer-*trans studies, and infrastructure studies, among others. This volume both traces these genealogies and maps out key positions in this increasingly central field of Latin Americanism, at the same time as they relate it to the environmental humanities at large. By showing how artistic and literary productions illuminate critical zones of environmental thought, articulating urgent social and material issues with cultural archives, historical approaches and conceptual interventions, this volume offers cutting-edge critical tools for approaching literature and the arts from new angles that call into question the nature/culture boundary.

Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
Author: Fredric Jameson
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 1992-01-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780822310907

Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.

Critical Theory and the Digital

Critical Theory and the Digital
Author: David M. Berry
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-01-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1441166394

This Critical Theory and Contemporary Society volume re-examines critical theory in light of the challenges raised by today's digital revolution.

Politics, Theory, and Contemporary Culture

Politics, Theory, and Contemporary Culture
Author: Mark Poster
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1993
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780231080576

Reflects the work of the Critical Theory Institute at the U. of California, Irvine, which, from the fall of 1988 to the spring of 1991, considered the topic Critical Theory, Contemporary Culture, and the Question of the Political. This volume consists largely of essays, by members of the group and invited guests, that were presented, discussed, and revised during that period. Paper edition (08057-3), $17.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Cultural Studies As Critical Theory

Cultural Studies As Critical Theory
Author: Ben Agger
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134080107

Examines the field of cultural studies and argues for its relevance in addressing the enormous impact of popular culture and mass media today. Among the perspectives analysed are the Marxist sociology of culture and poststructural/postmodern analysis

A Companion to African American Literature

A Companion to African American Literature
Author: Gene Andrew Jarrett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2013-02-25
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1118651197

Through a series of essays that explore the forms, themes, genres, historical contexts, major authors, and latest critical approaches, A Companion to African American Literature presents a comprehensive chronological overview of African American literature from the eighteenth century to the modern day Examines African American literature from its earliest origins, through the rise of antislavery literature in the decades leading into the Civil War, to the modern development of contemporary African American cultural media, literary aesthetics, and political ideologies Addresses the latest critical and scholarly approaches to African American literature Features essays by leading established literary scholars as well as newer voices

Media Analysis Techniques

Media Analysis Techniques
Author: Arthur Asa Berger
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2017-12-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1506366228

In the Sixth Edition of Media Analysis Techniques, author Arthur Asa Berger once again provides students with a clearly written, user-friendly, hands-on guide to media criticism. The book empowers students to make their own analyses of the media rather than just accept how others interpret the media.

The Political Unconscious

The Political Unconscious
Author: Fredric Jameson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 1989
Genre: Communism and literature
ISBN: 0415045142

‘Every now and then a book appears which is literally ahead of its time ... The Political Unconsciousis such a book ... it sets new standards of what a classic work is.’– Slavoj Zizek In this ground-breaking and influential study, Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscioustakes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century. First published: 1983.

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory
Author: Michael Groden
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1421407051

This helpful guide serves as an introduction to contemporary literary theory. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: The Johns Hopkins Guide is a clear, accessible, and detailed overview of the most important thinkers and topics in the field. Written by specialists from across disciplines, its entries cover contemporary theory from Adorno to Žižek, providing an informative and reliable introduction to a vast, challenging area of inquiry. Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture.