Living with Theory - Leitch, Vincent B
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Across the globe, the field of literary theory has injected a broad array of innovative concepts into intellectual life - compulsory heterosexuality, cultural capital, hybridity, interpretive communities, and whiteness, to name just a few. In this provocative Manifesto, Vincent Leitch argues that the field of theory, like other spheres of postmodern consumer culture, has become overburdened with new terms and approaches, creating a compelling need for maps and guides. In a clear readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political…mehr

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Across the globe, the field of literary theory has injected a broad array of innovative concepts into intellectual life - compulsory heterosexuality, cultural capital, hybridity, interpretive communities, and whiteness, to name just a few. In this provocative Manifesto, Vincent Leitch argues that the field of theory, like other spheres of postmodern consumer culture, has become overburdened with new terms and approaches, creating a compelling need for maps and guides. In a clear readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, and its relations with literature. It explores the engagement of theory with such phenomena as globalization and postmodernism, multiculturalism and cultural wars, plus the rise of neoliberalism and the corporate university. The book also highlights the current reconfiguration of critical reading and its potential future. An unabashed defense of postmodern theory and cultural studies, Living with Theory's appeal extends beyond literary and cultural studies circles, and will be of value to anyone interested in the current and future role of theory across the humanities and social sciences.
Autorenporträt
Vincent B. Leitch holds the Paul and Carol Daube Sutton Chair in English at the University of Oklahoma, where he teaches criticism and theory. He is author of numerous books on critical theory, and is the general editor of the Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism.
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"The depth of knowledge, range and intellectual authoritycontained in Living with Theory, combined with the leadingreputation of Professor Leitch, makes this book a key contributionto the study, teaching, and evaluation of literature, theory, andcriticism. Rigorous and fair-minded, but ultimately affirmative,Leitch's book should be recommended reading on bothundergraduate and graduate courses."
William Cain, Wellesley College

"Vincent Leitch is one of the leading cultural theoristsin the US. Engaging and readable, Living with Theory is firmlygrounded in cutting-edge debates about teaching theory, theeconomics of academe, and the role of literary criticism in apostmodern age. The book will appeal to a wide readership withinthe academy and among general readers concerned with the nexusbetween theory and politics."
Helen Fulton, Swansea University