Description
Book SynopsisIn a clear and readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, and its relations with literature.
Trade Review“The depth of knowledge, range and intellectual authority contained in Living with Theory, combined with the leading reputation of Professor Leitch, makes this book a key contribution to the study, teaching, and evaluation of literature, theory, and criticism. Rigorous and fair-minded, but ultimately affirmative, Leitch’s book should be recommended reading on both undergraduate and graduate courses.”
William Cain, Wellesley College
“Vincent Leitch is one of the leading cultural theorists in the US. Engaging and readable, Living with Theory is firmly grounded in cutting-edge debates about teaching theory, the economics of academe, and the role of literary criticism in a postmodern age. The book will appeal to a wide readership within the academy and among general readers concerned with the nexus between theory and politics.”
Helen Fulton, Swansea University
Table of ContentsPreface.
Part I: Theory.
1. Theory Ends.
2. Teaching Theory Now.
3. Applied Theory.
4. Theory Fusions.
Part II: Politics.
5. Late Derrida.
6. The Politics of Academic Labor.
Part III: Literature.
7. Late Contemporary U.S. Poetry.
8. Globalization of Literatures.
Notes.
Index
