Street Smarts and Critical Theory: Listening to the Vernacular

by Thomas McLaughlin

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Everybody's got a theory . . . or do they?
Thomas McLaughlin argues that critical theory--raising serious, sustained questions about cultural practice and ideology--is practiced not only by an academic elite but also by savvy viewers of sitcoms and TV news, by Elvis fans and Trekkies, by labor organizers and school teachers, by the average person in the street.
Like academic theorists, who are trained in a tradition of philosophical and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0299151700

ISBN13:9780299151706

Release Date:November 1996

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Classics Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Social Theory

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