From Agamben to Žižek : contemporary critical theorists

In these 15 taster essays you will discover the key concepts and critical approaches of the theorists who have had the most significant impact on the humanities since 1990. On completing each chapter, you will find suggestions for further reading so that you can find out more and start applying the ideas in question. In addition to chapters on individuals such as Badiou, Rancière and Spivak, there are chapters on Laclau and Mouffe, and a chapter on Green critical theorists. Key Features * Written by experienced lecturers including John Armitage (Northumbria University), Paul Hegarty (University College Cork), David Huddart (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Simon Tormey (The University of Sydney), Samuel A. Chambers (Johns Hopkins University) * Sets each theorist in their biographical and intellectual context * The only book to offer chapter-length introductions to such a range of contemporary theorists making it the first place to look for an informed overview and evaluation * Jon Simons has edited two other popular guides to critical theory: __From Kant to Lévi-Strauss: The Background to Contemporary Critical Theory__ and __Contemporary Critical Theorists: From Lacan to Said__. In these 15 taster essays you will discover the key concepts and critical approaches of the theorists who have had the most significant impact on the humanities since 1990. On completing each chapter, you will find suggestions for further reading so that you can find out more and start applying the ideas in question. In addition to chapters on individuals such as Badiou, Ranci÷re and Spivak, there are chapters on Laclau and Mouffe, and a chapter on Green critical theorists. Key Features Written by experienced lecturers including John Armitage (Northumbria University), Paul Hegarty (University College Cork), David Huddart (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Simon Tormey (The University of Sydney), Samuel A. Chambers (Johns Hopkins University) Sets each theorist in their biographical and intellectual context The only book to offer chapter-length introductions to such a range of contemporary theorists making it the first place to look for an informed overview and evaluation Jon Simons has edited two other popular guides to critical theory: From Kant to LÃ♭vi-Strauss: The Background to Contemporary Critical Theory and Contemporary Critical Theorists: From Lacan to Said This Authoritative Guide Introduces The Key Figures In Contemporary Critical Theory In A Manner Both Accessible To The Beginning Student And Expert Enough To Interest The Curious Scholar. Giorgio Agamben (1942-) / Paul Hegarty -- Alain Badiou (1937-) / Benjamin Robinson -- Zygmunt Bauman (1925-) / Peter Beilharz -- Homi K. Bhabha (1949-) / David Huddart -- Judith Butler (1956-) / Moya Lloyd -- Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-97) / Caroline Williams -- Green Critical Theorists / David Kidner -- Donna J. Haraway (1944-) / Joan Faber Mcalister -- Ernesto Laclau (1935-) And Chantal Mouffe (1943-) / Simon Tormey -- Bruno Latour (1947-) / Ilana Gershon -- Antonio Negri (1933-) / Arianna Bove -- Jacques Rancière (1940-) / Samuel A. Chambers -- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942-) / Stephen Morton -- Paul Virilio (1932-) / John Armitage -- Slavoj Žižek (1949-) / Matthew Sharpe. Edited By Jon Simons. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Notes on Contributors 9 Introduction 14 1 Giorgio Agamben (1942–) 27 2 Alain Badiou (1937–) 42 3 Zygmunt Bauman (1925–) 58 4 Homi K. Bhabha (1949–) 73 5 Judith Butler (1956–) 90 6 Cornelius Castoriadis (1922–97) 106 7 Green Critical Theorists 123 8 Donna J. Haraway (1944–) 140 9 Ernesto Laclau (1935–) and Chantal Mouffe (1943–) 157 10 Bruno Latour (1947–) 174 11 Antonio Negri (1933–) 190 12 Jacques Rancière (1940–) 207 13 Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942–) 223 14 Paul Virilio (1932–) 240 15 Slavoj Žižek (1949–) 256 Names index 272 Subject index 276