Introducing Critical Theory

The last few decades have seen an explosion in the production of critical theories, with deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, cultural materialists, postcolonialists, black critics and queer theorists, among a host of others, all vying for our attention. The world around us can look very different depending on the critical theory …

Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Guide (pocket sized edition)

The last few decades have seen an explosion in the production of critical theories, with deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, cultural materialists, postcolonialists, black critics and queer theorists, among a host of others, all vying for our attention. The world around us can look very different on the critical theory applied …

Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Novel (EBOOK:PDF)

  The last few decades have seen an explosion in the production of critical theories, with deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, cultural materialists, postcolonialists, black critics and queer theorists, among a host of others, all vying for our attention. The world around us can look very different depending on the critical theory…

Irony and Crisis - A Critical History of Postmodern Culture

Indispensable guide to the key ideas of contemporary thinking, explored through a wealth of criticism. Postmodernism is more than just an intellectual theory. It is something we can see in action at grass roots, something that affects us all. For some, postmodernism is liberation from a repressive culture; for others, it is symptomatic of cultural decline. Irony and Crisis maps th…

Lyotard and the Inhuman

Jean-François Lyotard's late work reveals a deep suspicion of the 'inhuman': the process by which we are dehumanised by the forces of 'development' (advanced capitalism), and in extreme cases, even find those forces planning to replace us with computer technology. Given the power wielded by 'techno-science', Lyotard fears for our future, and call on us to resist the drift towards 'inhumanis…