Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Catherine Belsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195678605 ISBN 13: 9780195678604

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195678605
• ISBN 13: 9780195678604
• Binding: Paperback