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Post-Marxism Versus Cultural Studies: Theory, Politics and Intervention
Rey Chow
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Description for Post-Marxism Versus Cultural Studies: Theory, Politics and Intervention
Hardback. An innovative exploration of the ethical and political relationship between Cultural Studies and Post-Marxist theory. Series: Taking on the Political. Num Pages: 248 pages, No. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Post-Marxism versus Cultural Studies is an innovative exploration of the ethical and political significance of Cultural Studies and Post-Marxist discourse theory. It argues that although Cultural Studies and post-Marxism tend to present themselves as distinct entities, they actually share a project -- that of taking on the political. Post-Marxism presents itself as having a developed theory of political strategy, while Cultural Studies has claimed to be both practical and political. Bowman examines these intertwined, overlapping, controversial and contested claims and orientations by way of a deconstructive reading that is led by the question of intervention: what is the intervention of ... Read more
Post-Marxism versus Cultural Studies is an innovative exploration of the ethical and political significance of Cultural Studies and Post-Marxist discourse theory. It argues that although Cultural Studies and post-Marxism tend to present themselves as distinct entities, they actually share a project -- that of taking on the political. Post-Marxism presents itself as having a developed theory of political strategy, while Cultural Studies has claimed to be both practical and political. Bowman examines these intertwined, overlapping, controversial and contested claims and orientations by way of a deconstructive reading that is led by the question of intervention: what is the intervention of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Taking on the Political
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748617623
SKU
V9780748617623
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About Rey Chow
Paul Bowman is a Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He is editor of Interrogating Cultural Studies: Theory, Politics and Practice (2003) and co-editor of The Truth of ae'iae'ek (2007).
Reviews for Post-Marxism Versus Cultural Studies: Theory, Politics and Intervention
! this book will be indispensable in the ongoing and endless work of deciding what cultural studies and its intervention can be.
Dave Huddart, Chinese Unievrsity of Hong Kong Borderlands e-journal In the first sustained scholarly assessment of the scandal of post-Marxism Bowman traces the struggle
both intellectual and political
of academic Marxism to keep its footing ... Read more
Dave Huddart, Chinese Unievrsity of Hong Kong Borderlands e-journal In the first sustained scholarly assessment of the scandal of post-Marxism Bowman traces the struggle
both intellectual and political
of academic Marxism to keep its footing ... Read more