Culture after humanism : history, culture, subjectivity / Iain Chambers.
| Author/creator | Chambers, Iain |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. |
| Description | x, 230 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Comedia Comedia. ^A239644 |
| Contents | A question of history -- Earth frames: Heidegger, humanism and 'home' -- History, the Baroque and the judgement of angels -- A voice in the dark, a map of memory -- Architecture, amnesia and the emergent archaic -- A stranger in the house -- The edge of the world. |
| Review | "Culture after Humanism asks what happens to the authority of traditional Western modes of thought in the wake of postcolonial theory. Drawing on examples from music, architecture, literature, philosophy and art, Iain chambers investigates moments of tension - interruptions which transform our perception of the world and test the limits of language, art and technology." "Chambers weaves together a critique of Western humanism, exploring issues of colonisation and migration, language and identity. He offers a new approach to cultural history, a 'post-humanist' perspective which challenges our sense of a world in which the subject is sovereign, language the transparent medium of its agency, and truth the product of reason."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001041843 |
| ISBN | 0415247551 |
| ISBN | 9780415247559 |
| ISBN | 041524756X (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415247566 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B791 .C47 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |