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The structure of modern cultural theory

Title
The structure of modern cultural theory / Thomas Osborne.
Author
Osborne, Thomas, 1964-
Publication
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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Description
168 pages; 23 cm
Summary
Concentrating on four of the most influential thinkers in cultural theory - Adorno, Bourdieu, Foucault and Jameson, this book views cultural theory as ethical, even educational work as opposed to political or 'scientific', providing an interesting companion for students of cultural theory.
Subject
  • Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969
  • Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
  • Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002
  • Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969
  • Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002
  • Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
  • Culture
  • Critical theory
  • critical theories (dialectical critiques)
  • Kulturtheorie
  • Autonomie
  • Kreatives Denken
  • Ethik
  • Culturele aspecten
  • Cultuursociologie
  • Modernisme (cultuur)
  • Kulturteori
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Culture : an antinomical view -- Adorno as educator -- Foucault and the ethics of subjectivity -- Bourdieu, ethics and reflexivity -- A note on postmodern cultural theory -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0719078237
  • 9780719078231
  • 9780719086465
  • 0719086469
LCCN
  • 2009275910
  • 9780719078231
OCLC
  • ocn181601642
  • 181601642
  • SCSB-8801853
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library