A critical theory of public life : knowledge, discourse and politics in an age of decline
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A critical theory of public life : knowledge, discourse and politics in an age of decline
（Critical perspectives on literacy and education series）
Falmer Press, 1991
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index
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: cloth ISBN 9781850009665
Description
A collection of Ben Agger's essays on the origins, significance and applications of critical theory, a perspective associated with the Frankfurt School. These essays address a variety of interrelated topics including the viability of Marxian theory in late capitalism, new social movements, the politics of science and technology and the future of public life. More than an exercise in textual exegesis, this book applies critical theory to contemporary intellectual debates and social problems. As such, it explores the role of critical intellectuals in building a more humane society.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: critical theory goes public. Part 1 The literary production of discipline: critical theory, poststrucuralism, postmodernism
- Marxism, feminism, deconstruction - writing the social
- reading/writing otherwise - radical hermeneutics as critical theory
- aproias of academic production
- do books write authors? - textbooks and disciplinary hegemony. Part 2 Critical theory and the social problems of modernity: the dialectic of deindustrialization
- the dialectic of desire
- the dialectic of dialogue
- theorizing the decline of discourse or the decline of theoretical discourse?
- postmodernity as a social problem.
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: pbk ISBN 9781850009672
Description
This text collects together Ben Agger's essays on the origins, significance and applications of critical theory - a perspective associated with the Frankfurt School. The essays address a variety of topics including the viability of Marxist theory and new social movements.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Critical Theory Goes Public
- Part 1 The Literary Production of Discipline
- Chapter 1 Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism
- Chapter 2 Marxism, Feminism, Deconstruction: Writing the Social
- Chapter 3 Reading/Writing Otherwise: Radical Hermeneutics as Critical Theory
- Chapter 4 Aporias of Academic Production
- Part 2 Critical Theory and The Social Problems of Modernity
- Chapter 6 The Dialectic of Deindustrialization
- Chapter 7 The Dialectic of Desire
- Chapter 8 The Dialectic of Dialogue
- Chapter 9 Theorizing the Decline of Discourse or the Decline of Theoretical Discourse?
- Chapter 10 Postmodernity as a Social Problem
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