Ebook: The Edinburgh Companion to Poststructuralism

Your one-stop guide to poststructuralism: where it came from, what it’s achieved and where it’s going

Written by experts in their field, this Companion surveys the challenges and provocations raised by the major voices of poststructuralism: Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Guattari, Kristeva, Irigaray, Barthes and Baudrillard. Thematically organised and clearly written, it will guide students and researchers in philosophy, literature, art, geography, politics, sociology, law, film and cultural studies around the nature and contemporary relevance of poststructuralism.

Key Features

• Explores the emergence of poststructuralism, from its origins in Marxism and structuralism to its global academic impact
• Chapters are arranged by theme and topic, showing which ideas captivated poststructuralist thinkers
• Looks at the criticisms of poststructuralism
• Investigates the new trends and recent debates within and around poststructuralism

Contributors

Nicole Anderson, Macquarie University, Sydney • Véronique Bergen • A. C. (Tina) Besley, University of Waikato, New Zealand • Paul Bowman, Cardiff University, UK • Zoë Brigley Thompson • Ian Buchanan, University of Wollongong, Australia • Simon Choat, University of Kingston, UK • Anna Cutler, Tate • Benoît Dillet • Sarah Edge, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland • Corinne Enaudeau, La Société Internationale de Recherches Emmanuel Levinas (SIREL) • Nick Hardy, University of New Brunswick, Canada • Conn Holohan, NUI Galway, Ireland • Simon Lumsden, University of New South Wales, Australia • Craig Lundy, University of Wollongong, Australia • Iain MacKenzie, University of Kent, UK • Michael A. Peters, University of Waikato, New Zealand • John W. Phillips, National University of Singapore • Robert Porter, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland • Tara Puri, University of Warwick, UK • Caroline Rooney, University of Kent, UK • Yvette Russell, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland • George Sotiropoulos, Democritean University of Thrace, Greece • Bernard Stiegler, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK & Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France • Nathan Widder, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK • Caroline Williams, Queen Mary University of London