Theory After 'theory'
by Jane Elliott /
2011 / English / PDF
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This volume argues that theory, far from being dead, has
undergone major shifts in order to come to terms with the most
urgent cultural and political questions of today. Offering an
overview of theory’s new directions, this groundbreaking
collection includes essays on affect, biopolitics, biophilosophy,
the aesthetic, and neoliberalism, as well as examinations of
established areas such as subaltern studies, the postcolonial,
and ethics.
This volume argues that theory, far from being dead, has
undergone major shifts in order to come to terms with the most
urgent cultural and political questions of today. Offering an
overview of theory’s new directions, this groundbreaking
collection includes essays on affect, biopolitics, biophilosophy,
the aesthetic, and neoliberalism, as well as examinations of
established areas such as subaltern studies, the postcolonial,
and ethics.
Influential figures such as Agamben, Badiou, Arendt, Deleuze,
Derrida and Meillassoux are examined in a range of contexts.
Gathering together some of the top thinkers in the field, this
volume not only speculates on the fate of theory but shows its
current diversity, encouraging conversation between divergent
strands. Each section places the essays in their contexts and
stages a comparison between different but ultimately related ways
in which key thinkers are moving beyond poststructuralism.
Influential figures such as Agamben, Badiou, Arendt, Deleuze,
Derrida and Meillassoux are examined in a range of contexts.
Gathering together some of the top thinkers in the field, this
volume not only speculates on the fate of theory but shows its
current diversity, encouraging conversation between divergent
strands. Each section places the essays in their contexts and
stages a comparison between different but ultimately related ways
in which key thinkers are moving beyond poststructuralism.Contributors:
Contributors: Amanda Anderson, Ray Brassier,
Adriana Cavarero, Eva Cherniavsky, Rey Chow, Claire Colebrook,
Laurent Dubreuil, Roberto Esposito, Simon Gikandi, Martin
Hagglünd, Peter Hallward, Brian Massumi, Peter Osborne, Elizabeth
Povinelli, William Rasch, Henry Staten, Bernard Stiegler, Eugene
Thacker, Cary Wolfe, Linda Zerilli.
Amanda Anderson, Ray Brassier,
Adriana Cavarero, Eva Cherniavsky, Rey Chow, Claire Colebrook,
Laurent Dubreuil, Roberto Esposito, Simon Gikandi, Martin
Hagglünd, Peter Hallward, Brian Massumi, Peter Osborne, Elizabeth
Povinelli, William Rasch, Henry Staten, Bernard Stiegler, Eugene
Thacker, Cary Wolfe, Linda Zerilli.