Philosophical Meta-Reflections on Literary Studies Dr W. T. B. Thomas

Philosophical Meta-Reflections on Literary Studies Dr W. T. B. ThomasPhilosophical Meta Reflections on Literary Studies: Why Do Things with Texts, and What to Do with Them? takes up key meta questions in the humanities, with focus on contemporary literary studies, philosophically examines the nature of knowledge therein as well as the implications of certain popular critical approaches, and addresses the effervescent question of relevance.

Chapters are structured in such a way that both new and experienced students in the field will develop a deeper understanding of topics such as prejudice and discrimination

this book charts cultural changes that are hallmarks of the modern era

its highly readable collection of analyses and variety of approaches will prove popular on undergraduate courses while providing an invaluable resource for graduate students and teachers of film and media

she shows how the philosophers in question turn their attention inward and unleash their analytical rigor on themselves

Two Case Studies

Specific images are explored that embody unsuspected psychological values beyond their role as reminders of the concrete horror of nuclear war

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returning to cinder is both a call for more technological innovation in the humanities and a call to leave more traces

Grounded theory

Cutting and Connecting rethinks this comparative enterprise by calling in a conceptual debt that theoretical innovations from Melanesian anthropology owe to network analysis originally developed in African contexts

Classical Books is based on papers given at a conference held at Trinity College