Theory Matters

by Leitch,Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780415967167
• ISBN10: 0415967163
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this new book on what theory means today, the general editor of theNorton Anthology of Criticism and Theoryexplores how theory has altered the way the humanities do business. Theory got personal, went global, became popular, and in the process has changed everything we thought we knew about intellectual life. One of the most adroit and perceptive observers of the critical scene, Vincent Leitch offers these engaging snapshots to show how theory is at work. This is an utterly readable little book by one of our best historians on the theoretical turn that over the past thirty years has so powerfully changed the academy.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART 1 THEORY PERSONALIZED
Chapter 1 Theory Retrospective	3	(14)
Chapter 2 Theory Favorites	17	(12)
Chapter 3 Theory Fashion	29	(6)
Chapter 4 Framing Theory	35	(6)
Chapter 5 Inside The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism	41	(8)
Chapter 6 Consolidating Theory	49	(20)
Interview
Chapter 7 Theory, Literature, and Literary Studies Today	69	(24)
Interview
PART 2 CULTURAL STUDIES PRACTICED
Chapter 8 Criticizing Globalization	93	(14)
The Case of Pierre Bourdieu
Chapter 9 The New Economic Criticisms	107	(16)
The Rise of the Lilliputians
Chapter 10 Postmodern Fashion	123	(14)
Chapter 11 Blues Southwestern Style	137	(28)
Chapter 12 Postmodern Interdisciplinarity	165	(8)
Appendix	173	(2)
Notes	175	(14)
Index	189