The Words of Selves by Denise Riley
In this extended meditation on the language of the self within contemporary social politics, the author ponders the question: What does it matter what you say about yourself? She studies why the requirement to be a something-or-other should be so hard to satisfy in a manner that rings true in the ears of its own subject.
"This is a remarkable book, eloquent and imaginative, witty and learned, brilliant and intellectually nuancedIt redefines a knot of difficult issues concerning language, subjectivity, and politics that have claimed critical attention for many years. Riley offers a new vocabulary and a new problematic for approaching these topics and thus rewrites some of the most seemingly intractable debates in contemporary cultural theory in an inventive and persuasive way." -Ellen Rooney,Brown University
Denise Riley is Reader in the School of English and American Studies at the University of East Anglia. She is the author, most recently, of Am I That Name?: The Category of 'Women' in History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804739115 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804739110 |
| Title | The Words of Selves |
| Author | Denise Riley |
| Series | Atopia: Philosophy Political Theory Aesthetics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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