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Taylor & Francis Ltd Jacques Derrida: Key Concepts
Book SynopsisJacques Derrida: Key Concepts presents a broad overview and engagement with the full range of Derrida's work - from the early phenomenological thinking to his preoccupations with key themes, such as technology, psychoanalysis, friendship, Marxism, racism and sexism, to his ethico-political writings and his deconstruction of democracy. Presenting both an examination of the key concepts central to his thinking and a broader study of how that thinking shifted over a lifetime, the book offers the reader a clear, systematic and fresh examination of the astounding breadth of Derrida's philosophy.Table of Contents1. Jacques Derrida: A Biographical Note Mauro Senatore 2. The Auto-bio-thanato-heterographical Maebh Long 3. Supplement Robert Bernasconi 4. Suspension Anne C. McCarthy 5. Religion Kevin Hart 6. Ecology Timothy Morton 7. Ethics: an (ir)responsibility Nicole Anderson 8. Teletechnology Robert Briggs 9. Friendship Samir Haddad 10. Sexual Immunities and the Sexual Sovereign Penelope Deutscher 11. Democracy and Sovereignty Alex Thomson 12. On Time, and Temporisation; on Temporalisation and History Joanna Hodge 13. When It Comes to Mourning Michael Naas 14. Race Claire Colebrook 15. Auto-Affection Leonard Lawlor 16. Literature Jeffrey T. Nealon 17. Politics Niall Lucy 18. Reading: Derrida and the Non-Future Tom Cohen. Index
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Literary Theory Cambridge Companions to Literature
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Cambridge University Press Voices of Modernity Language Ideologies and the Politics of Inequality 21 Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series Number 21
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Cambridge University Press James Joyce and the Politics of Egoism
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Cambridge University Press Narrative Religion and Science
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Book SynopsisScience fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, historical chapters trace science fiction from Thomas More to more recent years, including a chapter on film and television. The second section introduces four important critical approaches to science fiction drawing their theoretical inspiration from Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and queer theory. The final and largest section of the book looks at various themes and sub-genres of science fiction. A number of well-known science fiction writers contribute to this volume, including Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod, Brian Stableford Andy Duncan, James Gunn, Joan Slonczewski, and Damien Broderick.Trade Review'Overall, the volume is a major achievement. There's no other book like it on the market, and it will surely become the first point of reference for students coming to the study of SF. The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction is highly recommended.' Alien Online'The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction … appears to be structured as an undergraduate teaching resource, although one accessible to both the interested lay reader and to readers and fans with more than a basic knowledge of sf. This, in itself, is something of a feat, and that the Companion pulls it off admirably is a credit to its editors and contributors.' Vector'This is a solid, intelligent, sophisticated scholarly assessment from a major academic publisher. Every bit the intellectual equal of other titles in the Cambridge series, it will likely become one of the most referenced secondary works in the study of sf, especially in pedagogical contexts.' Science Fiction Studies'… an ideal introductory companion for the uninitiated … a range of interesting themes … This book is thought provoking, informative and intelligent. It successfully reveals the critical intricacy of this much-maligned genre … This is an excellent addition to any collection supporting the study of modern English literature and a superb source book for librarians seeking to develop the definitive science fiction collection.' Reference Reviews'… this is a coherent, well-edited collection, which covers all of the bases and is more than fit for purpose. The production of the book alone, given its scope, must have been a mammoth task and the fact that the whole comes together so well does real credit to its editors.' Foundation'A thoughtful compilation of ideas about the genre, a bit of history, some politics and good guides make The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (Cambridge, £24.99) worth the read.' New Scientist'… this is one of the best literary companions I have discovered … a comprehensive and clearly accessible guide to current sf writing … Science fiction does what so few of such reader's guides manage. it coveys both rigorous academic erudition and a genuine love and interest in the subject … will do much for the academic study of science fiction in future years.' English'… it does an excellent job cataloguing and condensing in a mere 300 pagesthe basics as well as some current trends in Science Fiction (Studies). … the book suceeds in offering a comprehensive and inspiring introduction to Science Fiction (Studies). Next to the many brilliant essays it collects it's greatest strength lies in the rich topical surveys of sf literature each contribution supplies, whetting the reader's appetite for these novels which might otherwise slip her/his attention.' Anglia'… a comprehensive analysis of a literary genre which stands at the intersection of numerous fields. … it retains coherence in style and purpose throughout …' Revue d'études anglophonesTable of ContentsList of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction: reading science fiction Farah Mendlesohn; Part I. The History: 1. Science fiction before the genre Brian Stableford; 2. The magazine era: 1926–1960 Brian Attebery; 3. New wave and backwash: 1960–1980 Damien Broderick; 4. Science fiction from 1980 to the present John Clute; 5. Film and television Mark Bould; 6. Science fiction and its editors Gary K. Wolfe; Part II. Critical Approaches: 7. Marxist theory and science fiction Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr; 8. Feminist theory and science fiction Veronica Hollinger; 9. Postmodernism and science fiction Andrew M. Butler; 10. Science fiction and queer theory Wendy Pearson; Part III. Sub-Genres and Themes: 11. The icons of science fiction Gwyneth Jones; 12. Science fiction and the life sciences Joan Slonczewski and Michael Levy; 13. Hard science fiction Kathryn Cramer; 14. Space opera Gary Westfahl; 15. Alternate history Andy Duncan; 16. Utopias and anti-utopias Edward James; 17. Politics and science fiction Ken MacLeod; 18. Gender in science fiction Helen Merrick; 19. Race and ethnicity in science fiction Elisabeth Anne Leonard; 20. Religion and science fiction Farah Mendlesohn; Further reading; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Critical Theory
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Cambridge University Press Gender and Language in British Literary Criticism 1660 1790
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Cambridge University Press Romanticism Aesthetics and Nationalism
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Cambridge University Press National Identity in Russian Culture
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Cambridge University Press Material Modernism
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Cambridge University Press Ethics and Aesthetics in European Modernist Literature
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Cambridge University Press Spanish Romantic Literary Theory 5 Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature Series Number 5
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Cambridge University Press Virgil and the Augustan Reception
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Cambridge University Press Shakespeares Ovid
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Cambridge University Press Virginia Woolf and the Visible World
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Cambridge University Press The Cultural Politics New Criticism
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Cambridge University Press Joyce Derrida Lacan and the Trauma of History
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Cambridge University Press Rhetoric and Courtliness in Early Modern Literature
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Cambridge University Press Consumerism Amer Girl Lit 18601940 134 Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series Number 134
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge Indiff Eng Romantic Prose 55 Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series Number 55
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Cambridge University Press James Joyce Sexuality and Social Purity
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Cambridge University Press Isaiahs Christ in Matthews Gospel 123 Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series Series Number 123
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Cambridge University Press Henry James and Queer Modernity
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Cambridge University Press Declamation Paternity and Roman Identity
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Cambridge University Press James Joyce and the Difference of Language
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Cambridge University Press Women Modernism and Performance
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Cambridge University Press Beckett and Poststructuralism
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Cambridge University Press Translation Studies
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Cambridge University Press Law and Literature Possibilities and Perspectives
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Cambridge University Press Wordsworth Dialogics and the Practice of Criticism 2 Literature Culture Theory Series Number 2
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Cambridge University Press The End of Literary Theory
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Cambridge University Press Literature and Rationality
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Cambridge University Press Touch and Intimacy in First World War Literature
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Cambridge University Press Ethics Theory and the Novel
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Cambridge University Press People of God in the Apocalypse Discourse Structure and Exegesis 128 Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series Series Number 128
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Cambridge University Press Culture Technology and the Creation of Americas National Parks 137 Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series Number 137
Book SynopsisGrusin investigates how the establishment of national parks participated in the production of American national identity after the Civil War. He explores the origins of America's three major parks - Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon - in relation to other forms of landscape representation in the late nineteenth century.Trade Review"The evidence (Grusin) invokes is fascinating, and serves to freshly illuminate the cultural landscape from which our first national parks emerged. Recommended." M.A. Olshan, Alfred University, CHOICE"Grusin presents historians with a fresh outlook on the parks that will inspire further creative efforts." - James Pritchard, Iowa State UniversityTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction - reproducing nature: the technology of national parks; 1. Recreating Yosemite: landscape, nationalism, and the nature of aesthetic agency; 2. Representing Yellowstone: art, science, and fidelity to nature; 3. Recognizing the Grand Canyon: naming, sublimity, and the limits of mediation; Conclusion - remediating nature: national parks as mediated public space; Notes; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Sources of Dramatic Theory
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Cambridge University Press Theology and the Drama of History
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Cambridge University Press Modernism Narrative and Humanism
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Cambridge University Press The Cultural Geography of Colonial American Literatures Empire Travel Modernity 136 Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series Number 136
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Cambridge University Press The Myth of Theory
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Cambridge University Press Edmund Burke and Ireland
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Cambridge University Press New Englands Crises and Cultural Memory Literature Politics History Religion 16201860 142 Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series Number 142
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Cambridge University Press Stories Theories and Things
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Cambridge University Press The Poetics of Personification 6 Literature Culture Theory Series Number 6
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Cambridge University Press Lessings Laocoon Semiotics and Aesthetics in the Age of Reason Anglica Germanica Series 2
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Cambridge University Press Agents and Lives
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