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Poststructuralism and Postcoloniality
Jane Hiddleston
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Description for Poststructuralism and Postcoloniality
Hardcover. Explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing. This book argues that this anxiety betrays an unprecedented lucidity concerning the particular challenges of writing about ourselves and others. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 207 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
This book explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing. Many so-called poststructuralist thinkers, such as Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Barthes, Kristeva and Spivak, have turned their attention at some point in their career towards questions either of postcolonialism, or of cultural domination and difference. For all these thinkers, however, a reflection on such questions has generated a sense of unease concerning the assumed neutrality of theoretical discourse, and the inevitable subjective or autobiographical investments of the writing self. The book argues ... Read more
This book explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing. Many so-called poststructuralist thinkers, such as Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Barthes, Kristeva and Spivak, have turned their attention at some point in their career towards questions either of postcolonialism, or of cultural domination and difference. For all these thinkers, however, a reflection on such questions has generated a sense of unease concerning the assumed neutrality of theoretical discourse, and the inevitable subjective or autobiographical investments of the writing self. The book argues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Series
Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846312304
SKU
V9781846312304
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About Jane Hiddleston
Jane Hiddleston is Professor of Literatures in French at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Poststructuralism and Postcoloniality
Hiddleston has produced a sophisticated and comprehensive study that genuinely contributes to the literature in this area.
Modern Language Review, Volume 106, Part 4
... this is a very insightful and well-informed contribution to contemporary theoretical debates within this field.
French Studies, vol 65, no 4
A thorough, well-researched and well-written piece of scholarship. Though it ... Read more
Modern Language Review, Volume 106, Part 4
... this is a very insightful and well-informed contribution to contemporary theoretical debates within this field.
French Studies, vol 65, no 4
A thorough, well-researched and well-written piece of scholarship. Though it ... Read more