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Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Guide…
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Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Guide (original 2001; udgave 2009)

af Stuart Sim (Forfatter)

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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 to it. This vast range of interpretations can leave one feeling confused and frustrated. This book provides a route through the tangled jungle of competing theories.… (mere)
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Titel:Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Guide
Forfattere:Stuart Sim (Forfatter)
Info:Icon Books (2009), 175 pages
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Icon Books' "Introducing..." series is an ever-growing collection of graphic guides on a variety of subjects, particularly in the fields of philosophy, art and culture. They provide a fun way of approaching quite cerebral topics, the concise, lucid texts accompanied by striking cartoons by surrealist illustrator Boris van Loon brimming with visual gags.

In the series's strengths, however, lie also its weaknesses. Sometimes, the subjects covered are simply too vast to be comprehensively approached in such a book. Such is the case with Stuart Sim's volume on critical theory. On the whole, Sim makes a good job of condensing complex arguments, but unless one already has some background in the subject, the quick succession of contradictory views may be rather confusing. There is also quite a bombardment of technical terms (half of which I'll have forgotten in a few weeks). This is not surprising - some of the major figures (such as Barthes, Baudrillard, Foucault, Derrida) who are tackled in a couple of pages in this book, get a volume all to themselves in the same series.

That said, provided one takes the book for what it is meant to be - a brief, tentative dip into a vast waters - it is certainly worth reading. For instance, as a non-specialist, it made me realise what a strong link there is between political ideologies and modern literary theory, and also what a major influence Marx was (and still is) both on his supporters and his critics. This volume would probably be handy also for students preparing for exams who need a quick, enjoyable refresher on the subject.

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  JosephCamilleri | Feb 21, 2023 |
Icon Books' "Introducing..." series is an ever-growing collection of graphic guides on a variety of subjects, particularly in the fields of philosophy, art and culture. They provide a fun way of approaching quite cerebral topics, the concise, lucid texts accompanied by striking cartoons by surrealist illustrator Boris van Loon brimming with visual gags.

In the series's strengths, however, lie also its weaknesses. Sometimes, the subjects covered are simply too vast to be comprehensively approached in such a book. Such is the case with Stuart Sim's volume on critical theory. On the whole, Sim makes a good job of condensing complex arguments, but unless one already has some background in the subject, the quick succession of contradictory views may be rather confusing. There is also quite a bombardment of technical terms (half of which I'll have forgotten in a few weeks). This is not surprising - some of the major figures (such as Barthes, Baudrillard, Foucault, Derrida) who are tackled in a couple of pages in this book, get a volume all to themselves in the same series.

That said, provided one takes the book for what it is meant to be - a brief, tentative dip into a vast waters - it is certainly worth reading. For instance, as a non-specialist, it made me realise what a strong link there is between political ideologies and modern literary theory, and also what a major influence Marx was (and still is) both on his supporters and his critics. This volume would probably be handy also for students preparing for exams who need a quick, enjoyable refresher on the subject.

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  JosephCamilleri | Jan 1, 2022 |
Sim's survey of critical theory did exactly what I wanted it to do, that is, contextualized the chronology of thinking in the field and provided some context around different schools and terms that I've heard a lot but usually in a way that's disconnected from a larger academic conversation.
  b.masonjudy | Jul 18, 2020 |
More basic theory stuff. I wish it held together more cohesively. This is basically a dictionary of different lit theories with goofy drawings. ( )
  Joanna.Oyzon | Apr 17, 2018 |
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