Roland Barthes: Or The Profession Of Cultural Studies (2011) (Transitions)
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- Synopsis
- Roland Barthes was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, but why should the reader of today, or tomorrow, be concerned with him? Martin McQuillan provides a fresh perspective on Barthes, addressing his political and institutional inheritance and considering his work as the origins of a critical cultural studies.This stimulating study:• provides a biographical consideration of Barthes' writing• offers an extended reading of his 1957 text Mythologies as a text for our own time, drawing Barthes' work into a historical relation to the present• examines his connection to what we call cultural studies• features an annotated bibliography of Barthes' published work.Thought-provoking and insightful, Roland Barthes is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the writings of this key theorist and his continuing relevance in our post-9/11 world.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780230343894
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780333914571
- Publisher:
- Macmillan Education UK
- Date of Addition:
- 12/10/20
- Copyrighted By:
- M. McQuillan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.