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Heidegger with Derrida: Being Written attempts, for the first time, to think Heidegger's philosophy through the lens of Derrida's logocentric thesis, according to which speech has, throughout the history of metaphysics, been given primacy over writing. The book offers a detailed account of Derrida's arguments about the debasement of writing, an account that leads to a new definition of writing, conceiving it epistemically, rather than linguistically. Heidegger's analysis of the gaze and critique of the modern subject are shown to have logocentric features. This surprising conclusion entails that Heidegger is well within the metaphysical tradition, which he labored so intently to overcome. The book sheds new light on the philosophical roots of Heidegger’s involvement with Nazism, arguing that his hierarchical thinking--the hallmark of logocentrism and metaphysics—condones violent differentiation between the ‘proper’ race and the Other.

Existentialism. --- Philosophy. --- Postmodernism (Literature). --- Philosophy of Man. --- Postmodern Literature. --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Modernism (Literature) --- Post-postmodernism (Literature) --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Existenzphilosophie --- Ontology --- Phenomenology --- Philosophy, Modern --- Epiphanism --- Relationism --- Self

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This book explores how Modernist movements all across the Mediterranean basin differed from those of other regions. The chapters show how the political and economic turmoil of a period marked by world war, revolution, decolonization, nationalism, and the rapid advance of new technologies compelled artists, writers, and other intellectuals to create a new hybrid Mediterranean Modernist aesthetic which sought to balance the tensions between local and foreign, tradition and innovation, and colonial and postcolonial. .

Africa, North-History. --- Modernism (Aesthetics) --- Intercultural communication --- History. --- Cross-cultural communication --- Communication --- Culture --- Cross-cultural orientation --- Cultural competence --- Multilingual communication --- Technical assistance --- Aesthetics --- Anthropological aspects --- History, Modern. --- Civilization-History. --- Postmodernism (Literature). --- Modern History. --- Cultural History. --- Postmodern Literature. --- History of North Africa. --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Modernism (Literature) --- Post-postmodernism (Literature) --- Modern history --- World history, Modern --- World history --- Civilization—History. --- Africa, North—History.

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This book reevaluates fiction devoted to the postwar American suburb, examining the way these works imagine suburbia as a communal structure designed to advance a particular American identity. Postmodern Suburban Spaces surveys works by both canonical chroniclers of the middle class experience, such as Richard Yates and John Cheever, and those who reflect suburbia’s demographic reality, including Gloria Naylor and Chang-rae Lee, to uncover a surprising reconfiguration of the suburban experience. Tracing major forms of suburban associations – racial divisions, property lines, the family, and ethnic fealty – these works depict a different mode of interaction than the stereotypical white picket fences. Joseph George draws from philosophers such as Emmanuel Levinas and Roberto Esposito to argue that these fictions assert a critical hospitality that frustrates the limited forms of association on which suburbia is based. This fiction, in turn, posits an ethical form of community that comes about when people share space together.

Suburbs. --- Outskirts of cities --- Suburban areas --- Suburbia --- Cities and towns --- City planning --- Metropolitan areas --- Growth --- America-Literatures. --- Literature, Modern-20th century. --- Postmodernism (Literature). --- North American Literature. --- Twentieth-Century Literature. --- Postmodern Literature. --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Modernism (Literature) --- Post-postmodernism (Literature) --- America—Literatures. --- Literature, Modern—20th century. --- America --- Literature --- Literatures. --- 20th century.

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This book explores the concept of the end of literature through the lens of Hegel's philosophy of art. In his version of Hegel's 'end of art' thesis, Arthur Danto claimed that contemporary art has abandoned its distinctive sensitive and emotive features to become increasingly reflective. Contemporary art has become a question of philosophical reflection on itself and on the world, thus producing an epochal change in art history. The core idea of this book is that this thesis applies quite well to all forms of art except one, namely literature: literature resists its 'end'. Unlike other arts, which have experienced significant fractures in the contemporary world, Campana proposes that literature has always known how to renew itself in order to retain its distinguishing features, so much so that in a way it has always come to terms with its own end. Analysing the distinct character of literature, this book proposes a new and original interpretation of the 'end of art' thesis, showing how it can be used as a key conceptual framework to understand the contemporary novel. .

Idealism, German. --- German idealism --- Aesthetics. --- Postmodernism. --- Literature—Philosophy. --- Postmodernism (Literature). --- Literature, Modern—20th century. --- Literature, Modern—21st century. --- Postmodern Philosophy. --- German Idealism. --- Literary Theory. --- Postmodern Literature. --- Contemporary Literature. --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Post-modernism --- Postmodernism (Philosophy) --- Arts, Modern --- Avant-garde (Aesthetics) --- Modernism (Art) --- Philosophy, Modern --- Post-postmodernism --- Beautiful, The --- Beauty --- Esthetics --- Taste (Aesthetics) --- Philosophy --- Art --- Criticism --- Literature --- Proportion --- Symmetry --- Psychology --- Radio broadcasting Aesthetics --- Aesthetics

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This book demonstrates how Fredric Jameson’s understanding of the novel form has heavily influenced his work as a critical theorist. It contends that Jameson’s idiosyncratic engagements with the literary canon have had a major impact on his theoretical frameworks, particularly in his sense of historical change. The book investigates Jameson’s predominant literary interests in chapters focusing on realism, modernism, postmodernism and genre fiction. These readings provide fresh perspectives on Jameson’s career, ones that look beyond his most famous contributions to cultural theory and interpretive practice. Through this work, the book also rethinks the criticism that has surrounded Jameson, while suggesting ways in which his literary interpretation remains useful for contemporary reading practices.

Literature—Philosophy. --- Culture—Study and teaching. --- Critical theory. --- Postmodernism (Literature). --- Literary Theory. --- Cultural Theory. --- Critical Theory. --- Postmodern Literature. --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Critical social theory --- Critical theory (Philosophy) --- Critical theory (Sociology) --- Negative philosophy --- Criticism (Philosophy) --- Philosophy, Modern --- Rationalism --- Sociology --- Frankfurt school of sociology --- Socialism