On the Way to Theory

by Lawrence Grossberg

In On the Way to Theory, Lawrence Grossberg introduces the major ways of thinking that provide the backstory for contemporary Western theory. Asking readers to think about thinking, Grossberg traces cultural and critical theory's foundations from the contested enlightenments to modern and postmodern conceptualizations of power, experience, language, and existence. He introduces key figures as historical characters and lays out the unique set...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478030852
• ISBN13: 9781478030850
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.