Julia Kristeva (Routledge Critical Thinkers) - Hardcover

McAfee, Noelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415250080 ISBN 13: 9780415250085

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Julia Kristeva has been driving forward the fields of literary and cultural studies since the 1960s. This volume is an accessible, introductory guide to the main themes of Kristeva's work, including her ideas on:
*semiotics and symbolism
*abjection
*melancholia
*feminism
*revolt.
McAfee provides clear explanations of the more difficult aspects of Kristeva's theories, helpfully placing her ideas in the relevant theoretical context, be it literary theory, psychoanalysis, linguistics, gender studies or philosophy, and demonstrates the impact of her critical interventions in these areas.
Julia Kristeva is the essential guide for readers who are approaching the work of this challenging thinker for the first time, and provides the ideal opportunity for those with more knowledge to re-familiarise themselves with Kristeva's key terms.

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About the Author

Noëlle McAfee is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Associate Editor of the Kettering Review. She is the author of Habermas, Kristeva, and Citizenship (2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415250080
• ISBN 13: 9780415250085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 166