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Book SynopsisA bold and compelling remapping of contemporary cultural critique
Trade Review"A valuable and timely critique of the political bankruptcy and logical manipulations of many influential contemporary theories that continue to have a stranglehold on Truth in the academic and cultural marketplace."--
Science and Society"A stimulating, path-breaking text that stands out as both an anti-text in the arena of cultural studies and as a classic Marxist analysis of the field of cultural critique. It will explode the field."--Peter McLaren, author of
Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution"This powerful book confirms that Teresa L. Ebert is one of the most significant Marxist theorists currently writing about the humanities."--Barbara Foley, author of
Spectres of 1919: Class and Nation in the Making of the New NegroTable of ContentsPreface: The Critique of Interpretive Reason ixPART 1 ANATOMY OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL CRITIQUE1. The Spectral Concrete 3
2. The Abstract of Transformative Critique 27 3. Desiring Surfaces
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PART 2 THE WORK OF CRITIQUE4. Affective Pedagogy and Feminist Critique 69
5. Chick Lit: "Not Your Mother's Romance Novels" 97
6. Red Love 118
7. Globalization, the "Multitude," and Cynical Critique 134
8. Reading Ideology: Marx, de Man, and Critique 169
Coda: Reclaiming Totality 195
Bibliography 197
Index 211
