Invoking hope theory and Utopia in dark times
Introduction: Reading in dark times -- Part I. Reading theory . Reading the event of the new criticism and the fate of the Republic -- Toward non-reading Utopia -- Beyond ethical reading : or, Reading again the James-Wells debate -- Part II. Reading utopia. John Brown, W.E.B. Du Bois, and universal...
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Minneapolis ; London
University of Minnesota Press
2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Reading in dark times -- Part I. Reading theory . Reading the event of the new criticism and the fate of the Republic -- Toward non-reading Utopia -- Beyond ethical reading : or, Reading again the James-Wells debate -- Part II. Reading utopia. John Brown, W.E.B. Du Bois, and universal history -- Politics, art, and utopia in "Babette's Feast" -- Repetition, love, and concrete utopia in 50 First Dates -- Conditions of utopia in 2312 and The Best of All Possible Worlds -- Conclusion: Optimism and pessimism in Cloud Atlas "Invoking Hope: Reading Theory and Utopia in Dark Times argues for the undiminished importance of the practices of theory, utopia, and deep, close, and even critical reading in our current situation of what Brecht refers to as finsteren Zeiten, dark times. Written during 2016, an extraordinarily consequential year, Wegner reflects on the question: what does any particular theory allow us to do, what is the value of so doing, and, most importantly, who benefits?" |
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| Beschreibung: | 271 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781517908867 978-1-5179-0886-7 9781517908850 978-1-5179-0885-0 |