Challenging Theory Disciplines after Deconstruction |
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| Author:
| Burgass, Catherine |
| Series title: | Studies in European Cultural Transition |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84014-680-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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In Challenging Theory, Catherine Burgass addresses the influence of poststructuralism on literary studies in Britain and America, focusing on the theory of deconstruction as developed by Jacques Derrida. The book redresses some common misinterpretations of Derrida's work relating to the status of metaphysical oppositions and assesses dependent arguments for the 'collapse' of disciplinary boundaries.Part One discusses textual differences and the ways in which these may dissolve and...
More DescriptionIn Challenging Theory, Catherine Burgass addresses the influence of poststructuralism on literary studies in Britain and America, focusing on the theory of deconstruction as developed by Jacques Derrida. The book redresses some common misinterpretations of Derrida's work relating to the status of metaphysical oppositions and assesses dependent arguments for the 'collapse' of disciplinary boundaries.Part One discusses textual differences and the ways in which these may dissolve and reform according to different cultural contexts. The practical issues associated with teaching literature and literary theory in universities are examined in Part Two, while Part Three highlights some of the more invidious claims of literary theorists, and questions the value of metaphysical analysis as a tool for political critique.Challenging Theory tackles an important debate that lies at the heart of humanities teaching. It illuminates the impact on academia of the work of critical theorists over the last thirty years, and provides a platform for future reassessment of the relationships between literature, philosophy and theory.