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This book aims to provide a clear and perceptive analysis of the theories of cultural value offered by pschoanalysis, neopragmatism, Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, postmodernism, discourse theory and contemporary ethnography. The book is also an exploration of the strange and surprizing relationships between value, negativity, waste and pleasure. Among those whose work is discussed are Freud, Richards, Joyce, Bataille, Adorno, Beckett, Levinas, Derrida, Barthes, Jameson, Eagleton, Habermas, Irigaray, Kristeva, Lyotard, Rorty, Barbara Hernstein Smith, Bordieu, Clifford Geertz and James Clifford. Connor seeks to confront the central questions of value, ethics and aesthetics within contemporary theory and subject them to challenging reformulation. He explores the ways in which literary and cultural theory in the 20th century have both addressed and evaded such questions. The author argues that the question of cultural value is inherently paradoxical, since it requires a simultaneous commitment to the principles of absolutism and relativism that are usually taken as opposites. The function of culture and cultural theory must therefore be to inhabit rather than to escape this condition of paradox, by instituting and conserving the political possibility of continuous, constrained transvaluation.
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Cultural Value
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book aims to provide a clear and perceptive analysis of the theories of cultural value offered by pschoanalysis, neopragmatism, Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, postmodernism, discourse theory and contemporary ethnography. The book is also an exploration of the strange and surprizing relationships between value, negativity, waste and pleasure. Among those whose work is discussed are Freud, Richards, Joyce, Bataille, Adorno, Beckett, Levinas, Derrida, Barthes, Jameson, Eagleton, Habermas, Irigaray, Kristeva, Lyotard, Rorty, Barbara Hernstein Smith, Bordieu, Clifford Geertz and James Clifford. Connor seeks to confront the central questions of value, ethics and aesthetics within contemporary theory and subject them to challenging reformulation. He explores the ways in which literary and cultural theory in the 20th century have both addressed and evaded such questions. The author argues that the question of cultural value is inherently paradoxical, since it requires a simultaneous commitment to the principles of absolutism and relativism that are usually taken as opposites. The function of culture and cultural theory must therefore be to inhabit rather than to escape this condition of paradox, by instituting and conserving the political possibility of continuous, constrained transvaluation. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002245434
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This academic work, "Theory and Cultural Value," by Steven Connor, offers a clear and perceptive analysis of various theories of cultural value. It delves into frameworks provided by psychoanalysis, neopragmatism, Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, postmodernism, discourse theory, and contemporary ethnography. The book also explores the intriguing and unexpected relationships between value, negativity, waste, and pleasure. Connor discusses the work of a wide range of influential thinkers, including Freud, Richards, Joyce, Bataille, Adorno, Beckett, Levinas, Derrida, Barthes, Jameson, Eagleton, Habermas, Irigaray, Kristeva, Lyotard, Rorty, Barbara Herrnstein Smith, Bourdieu, Clifford Geertz, and James Clifford.Connor's central aim is to confront the core questions of value, ethics, and aesthetics within contemporary theory, subjecting them to a challenging reformulation. He examines how literary and cultural theory throughout the 20th century have both addressed and, at times, evaded these fundamental questions. The author argues that the question of cultural value is inherently paradoxical, demanding a simultaneous commitment to the often-opposed principles of absolutism and relativism. Consequently, the function of culture and cultural theory, as Connor posits, must be to inhabit rather than to escape this condition of paradox, thereby instituting and conserving the political possibility of continuous, constrained transvaluation.This copy is presented as a Paperback in Good condition. Seller Inventory # SCAN-11-BDDB947A
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