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In a critique of the full range of theoretical discourses that have come into favour in literary studies since the 1960s, this work shows that these forms of criticism present themselves as unquestionable - ways of thinking that are too self-evident to need arguing or evidence.

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Preface 1. Authorizing Theory 2. Marxist Utopianism 3. Visible Saints: The Politics of Standpoint Epistemology 4. Discourse Radicalism 5. A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing Bibliography

The New Hegemony in Literary Studies

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 2/28/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810119529, 978-0810119529
      ISBN10: 0810119528

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In a critique of the full range of theoretical discourses that have come into favour in literary studies since the 1960s, this work shows that these forms of criticism present themselves as unquestionable - ways of thinking that are too self-evident to need arguing or evidence.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. Authorizing Theory 2. Marxist Utopianism 3. Visible Saints: The Politics of Standpoint Epistemology 4. Discourse Radicalism 5. A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing Bibliography

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