Critical Theory and Political Engagement [electronic resource] : From May 1968 to the Arab Spring /
Pawling, C.author.
In this timely study, Pawling argues for a renewal of the 'politics of intellectual life', calling for an engaged critical theory written in the spirit of May 1968, as exemplified in the works of figures such as Sartre, Derrida, Badiou, Jameson and Said.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""1 Critical Theory and Radical Politics in the Late Sixties""; ""2 Marxism and Artistic Commitment""; ""3 Humanism and Post-Humanism: The Antinomies of Critical Theory, Post-May â€?68""; ""4 Rediscovering Commitment: Jacques Derridaâ€?s Specters of Marx""; ""5 Reviving the Critical Spirit of May â€?68: Alain Badiou and the Cultural Politics of the â€?Eventâ€?""; ""6 Badiou and the Search for an Anti-Humanist Aesthetic""; ""7 Totality and the Dialectic in the Critical Theory of Fredric Jameson""
""8 Back to the Future? From Postmodernism to the â€?Communist Ideaâ€?""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this timely study, Pawling argues for a renewal of the 'politics of intellectual life', calling for an engaged critical theory written in the spirit of May 1968, as exemplified in the works of figures such as Sartre, Derrida, Badiou, Jameson and Said.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Political theory.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Political communication.
Political science.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Political Theory.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Political Communication.
Political Science.