Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations (Communications & Culture) - Hardcover

Best, Steven; Kellner, Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 033348844X ISBN 13: 9780333488447

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1991

Synopsis

An introduction to and critique of the latest trends in critical theory. '...the most detailed introduction to postmodern social theory I have yet seen, including valuable critical readings of the major debates.' - Fredric Jameson, Duke University

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Review

"It's a clear, useful anthology. Excellent for classroom use." --Dr. Paul Swann, Temple University; Course: Postmodern Criticism; Graduate"Postmodern Theory covers the difficult, sometimes treacherous, and always labyrinthine terrain of modern critical theory about as well as it can be done. This text explores the intricate--and often dense--discourses of writers like Foucault, Baudrillard, Jameson, and Habermas with admirable clarity and insight. If a good deal of postmodern theorizing is opaque and unreadable, this volume is eminently coherent and readable. If postmodernism seems all too often to be engaged in a flight from politics, Best and Kellner manage to bring the theoretical enterprise back to its political moorings. And this is no easy task. This book is highly recommended for any student of social and political theory." --Carl Boggs, National University "The most detailed introduction to postmodern social theory I have yet seen, including valuable critical readings of the major debates.'' --Fredric Jameson, Duke University "Offers a significant engagement with many of the leading figures in current philosophical debates about contemporary history, culture, and politics. Postmodern Theory's rigor, insight, and unique focus make it an important work to be reckoned with....An invaluable resource and example for anyone interested in media theory and cultural studies.'' --Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About the Author

Steven Best, Ph.D., is a Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published articles on Marx, postmodern theory, Baudrillard, Debord, Jameson, film, television, and cultural theory.Douglas Kellner is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of Karl Korsch: Revolutionary Theory; Marxism and Modernity; Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond; Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film (with Michael Ryan); and Television and the Crisis of Democracy

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 033348844X
• ISBN 13: 9780333488447
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336