The Excessive Subject by Molly Anne Rothenberg

The Excessive Subject by Molly Anne Rothenberg

Uncovers theory of social change implicit in the writings of radical social theorists, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Michel de Certeau, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau, and Slavoj i ek. This title illuminates how this new theory calls into question accepted views of social practices, subject formation, democratic interaction, hegemony, and more.

"The dagger that begins it cuts through Rothenberg's book with a fine precisionIt dissects in the works of several of the most influential theorists of our day a powerful and new concept of cause which often gets away from the authors who struggle to define it. Rothenberg's astute argument is richly woven, lucid, and highly compelling."
Joan Copjec, author of Imagine There's No Woman

"We still don't know what a subject can do. We still don't know how to think subjective agency together with social causality. Rothenberg's path-breaking and systematic study of 'extimate causality,' combining psychoanalysis and emancipatory social theory, goes a long way towards formulating decisive new answers to these perennial questions."
Peter Hallward, Middlesex University

"Rothenberg's insights into the structure of the subject and its relevance for social and political theory are peerless. For anyone beginning to study the themes and thinkers covered in this book, this is the place to start."
Ed Pluth, California State University

Molly Anne Rothenberg is professor of English at Tulane University. She is a nationally certified psychoanalyst with teaching and scholarly interests that include British literature, gender and sexuality studies and post-Freudian psychoanalytic theory. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Flex Award for research at the University of Edinburgh.

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ISBN 13	9780745648248
ISBN 10	074564824X
Title	The Excessive Subject
Author	Molly Anne Rothenberg
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2009-12-04
Number of pages	224
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