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Politics of Possibility: Encountering the Radical Imagination

Hardback

Main Details

Title Politics of Possibility: Encountering the Radical Imagination
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gary A. Olson
By (author) Lynn Worsham
By (author) Henry A. Giroux
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:220
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9781594514449
ClassificationsDewey:190.905
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Paradigm
Publication Date 30 August 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the probing interviews in this vibrant new book, eminent scholars struggle with some of the most crucial issues facing contemporary intellectuals. Poststructuralist philosopher Judith Butler discusses the pain of rigorous intellectual work, saying that it is necessarily extremely hard labor, as she examines the intersection of discourse and political action. Award-winning filmmaker, philosopher, and social theorist David Theo Goldberg reviews his life s work, especially on issues of racism. Literary critic and feminist philosopher Avital Ronell sets out to disrupt the standard logic of signification, to force readers into fresh ways of perceiving a subject at hand. Postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha discusses how critical literacy is intimately connected to the question of democratic representation, and he elaborates on how cultural difference can lead to a politics of discrimination. And neo-Marxist cultural critic Slavoj i ek takes readers on an exhilarating journey through a wide range of critical subjects."