Julia Kristeva / Noelle McAfee.
By: McAfee, Noel̈le
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BookSeries: Routledge critical thinkers.Publisher: New York ; London : Routledge, 2004Description: x 153 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415250099 ; 0415250080 .Subject(s): Kristeva, Julia, 1941- -- Critism and interpretation | Philosophy -- France -- 20th century | Criticism -- France -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 801.85092 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 801.85092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00092538 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Julia Kristeva has been driving forward the fields of literary and cultural studies since the 1960s. This volume is an accessible, introductory guide to the main themes of Kristeva's work, including her ideas on:
*semiotics and symbolism
*abjection
*melancholia
*feminism
*revolt.
McAfee provides clear explanations of the more difficult aspects of Kristeva's theories, helpfully placing her ideas in the relevant theoretical context, be it literary theory, psychoanalysis, linguistics, gender studies or philosophy, and demonstrates the impact of her critical interventions in these areas.
Julia Kristeva is the essential guide for readers who are approaching the work of this challenging thinker for the first time, and provides the ideal opportunity for those with more knowledge to re-familiarise themselves with Kristeva's key terms.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-143) and index.
Why Kristeva? -- Key Ideas -- Semiotic and symbolic -- The subject in process -- Abjection -- Melancholia -- Herethics -- Women's time -- Revolt -- After Kristeva.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Series editor's preface (p. vii)
- Acknowledgments (p. xi)
- Why Kristeva? (p. 1)
- Key Ideas (p. 11)
- 1 Semiotic and symbolic (p. 13)
- 2 The subject in process (p. 29)
- 3 Abjection (p. 45)
- 4 Melancholia (p. 59)
- 5 Herethics (p. 75)
- 6 Women's time (p. 91)
- 7 Revolt (p. 105)
- After Kristeva (p. 119)
- Further Reading (p. 127)
- Works cited (p. 139)
- Index (p. 145)