Materializing Bakhtin: The Bakhtin Circle and Social Theory (St. Antony's Series (Palgrave (Firm)).)

Interdisciplinary by design and intent, this volume brings together nine essays by established and new scholars from Russia, Britain, and North America to explore the historical contexts and current relevance of the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history, and linguistics. The articles demonstrate that exploring the background of Bakhtinian thought is a better way of appreciating their significance for the analysis of contemporary social and cultural phenomena. The World According To Globalization And Bakhtin / Peter Hitchcock -- Bakhtin's Dialogism Reconsidered Through Hegel's 'monologism' : The Dialectical Foundation Of Aesthetics And Ideology In Contemporary Human Sciences / Jean-franco̧is Cot̂e-́- Culture, Form, Life : The Early Lukács And The Early Bakhtin And Marxist Phenomenology / Michael Gardiner -- Looking Back On The Subject : Mead And Bakhtin On Reflexivity And The Political / Greg Nielsen -- Bakhtin And The Study Of Popular Culture : Re-thinking Carnival As A Historical And Analytical Concept / Chris Humphrey -- What Is Marxism In Linguistics? / Vladimir M. Alpatov. Edited By Craig Brandist And Galin Tihanov. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 194-204) And Index. This volume brings together nine essays that examine the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history and linguistics. They explore the historical context and relevance of Bakhtinian thought at the end of the 20th century