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Theory Aside
Jason Stout
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Description for Theory Aside
Paperback. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics - aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, cognitive science, this book shows that a more sustained, less apocalyptic attention to ideas might lead to a richer discussion of our intellectual landscapes and the place of the humanities and social sciences in it. Editor(s): Potts, Jason; Stout, Daniel. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Where can theory go now? Where other voices concern themselves with theory's life or death, the contributors to Theory Aside take up another possibility: that our theoretical prospects are better served worrying less about "what’s next?" and more about "what else?" Instead of looking for the next big thing, the fourteen prominent thinkers in this volume take up lines of thought lost or overlooked during theory's canonization. They demonstrate that intellectual progress need not depend on the discovery of a new theorist or theory. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics—aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, ... Read more
Where can theory go now? Where other voices concern themselves with theory's life or death, the contributors to Theory Aside take up another possibility: that our theoretical prospects are better served worrying less about "what’s next?" and more about "what else?" Instead of looking for the next big thing, the fourteen prominent thinkers in this volume take up lines of thought lost or overlooked during theory's canonization. They demonstrate that intellectual progress need not depend on the discovery of a new theorist or theory. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics—aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822356813
SKU
V9780822356813
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About Jason Stout
Jason Potts is Assistant Professor of English at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Daniel Stout is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Mississippi.
Reviews for Theory Aside
“This insightful collection of essays regarding the use and place of theory in a post-theoretical realm dares to imagine how theory may successfully challenge and illuminate understanding of the world. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.”
S. Batcos
Choice
"Potts and Stout call for a more ‘modest’ critical practice that gives attention to previously neglected ... Read more
S. Batcos
Choice
"Potts and Stout call for a more ‘modest’ critical practice that gives attention to previously neglected ... Read more