Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction

by Bruce Robbins

Book Overview

An accessible introduction to cultural theory and an original polemic about the purpose of criticism.

What is criticism for? Over the past few decades, impassioned disagreements over that question in the academy have burst into the news media. These conflicts have renewed the culture wars over the legacy of the 1960s, becoming entangled in national politics and leading to a new set of questions about critics and the power they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503633209
• ISBN13: 9781503633209
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"