Confronting theory : the psychology of cultural studies / Philip Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Culture--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Intellect Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Confronting Theory presents a methodological (philosophical) and educational evaluation and critique of what has come to be known as Theory ( with a capital-T ) in cross-disciplinary humanities education. Rather than merely dismissing Theory writing as risibly pretentious and abstract, Confronting Theory examines its principal concepts from the perspective of academic psychology and shows that, although Theory that only dogs can hear may sound like revolutionary psychological analysis it is frequently incoherent and/or has few, if any, empirical implications that students can evaluate."

Contents:

Front Cover

Preliminary Pages

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Cultural Studies and Capital-T Theory

Chapter 2: What is Theory About?

Chapter 3: Different Things

Chapter 4: Theory, People and 'Subjects'

Chapter 5: 'Post-Human' Theory and Cultural Studies

Chapter 6: Affecting Ontologies

Chapter 7: Real experience, Un-real Science

References

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-77932-X

9786612779329

1-84150-381-9

OCLC:

647896442