Chapter 1. A
- Michael Payne1,
- Jessica Rae Barbera2
Published Online: 30 APR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444323450.ch1
Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory, Second Edition
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How to Cite
Payne, M. and Barbera, J. R. (eds) (2010) A, in A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory, Second Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444323450.ch1
Editor Information
- 1
Courtauld Institute of Art, UK
- 2
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 30 APR 2010
- Published Print: 2 APR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405168908
Online ISBN: 9781444323450
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Keywords:
- Adorno, Theodor W. (1903–69), German philosopher, musicologist and cultural critic - prominent member of Frankfurt school of critical theorists;
- aesthetics, the reflection on art and beauty - found in different cultures at different periods;
- African philosophy - consisting of intellectual and discursive productions elaborated in Africa;
- AIDS and literature - artistic response to AIDS crisis, various modes of literary production in Western and non-Western world;
- Louis Althusser (1918–90) - French Communist philosopher, most notable Marxist theoreticians of postwar period;
- Perry Anderson (1938–) - Marxist political historian and theorist, foremost contemporary Marxist thinker;
- androgyny, hermaphroditism, presence of male and female reproductive organs in a single organism;
- anxiety of influence - term used by Harold Bloom, consequence of impact of responsive reading on “strong” readers;
- Hannah Arendt (1906–75) - political thinker notable for radical critique of whole tradition of political philosophy;
- John Langshaw Austin (1911–60) oxford approach, philosophical approach emphasizing careful attention to ordinary language use
Summary
This chapter contains entries titled:
abjection to avant-garde