Critical Theory: The Key Conceptsintroduces over 300 widely-used terms, categories and ideas drawing upon well-established approaches like new historicism, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, and narratology as well as many new critical theories of the last twenty years such as Actor-Network Theory, Global Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Speculative Realism. This book explains the key concepts at the heart of a wide range of influential theorists from Agamben to Žižek. Entries range from concise definitions to longer more explanatory essays and include terms such as:AestheticsDesireDissensusDromocracyHegemonyIdeologyIntersectionalityLate CapitalismPerformativityRaceSutureFeaturing cross-referencing throughout, a substantial bibliography and index, Critical Theory: The Key Conceptsis an accessible and easy-to-use guide. This book is an invaluable introduction covering a wide range of subjects for anyone who is studying or has an interest in critical theory (past and present). | Critical Theory by Dino Felluga, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters