Reaganism in Literary Theory: Negative Moralism and Hermeneutic Suspicion

Hardback

Main Details

Title Reaganism in Literary Theory: Negative Moralism and Hermeneutic Suspicion
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeremiah Bowen
SeriesAnthem symploke Studies in Theory
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:214
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreLiterary theory
ISBN/Barcode 9781785272783
ClassificationsDewey:801.95
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 15 July 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An enlightening study that explains how negative moralism shelters professional privilege and competition from scrutiny Largely erased from disciplinary memory, Paul de Man's replacement of canon with literariness as the object of literary studies preserved a discourse of devotion and disqualification homologous with Reaganism. This negative moralism shelters professional privilege and competition from scrutiny, supported by misrecognitions like hermeneutic suspicion, materiality, and identity politics.

Author Biography

Jeremiah Bowen, PhD is author of Reaganism in Literary Theory: Negative Moralism and Hermeneutic Suspicion and the book-length poems Consolations, and Argument on the Internet, volumes 1 and 2.