Through close readings of Barthes, Derrida, Sedgwick, and Spivak, Jane Gallop connects the theoretical death of the author to the writers literal death, as well as other authorial deaths, such as obsolescence.
Jane Gallop Bücher
Jane Gallop ist eine renommierte Professorin, deren Werk sich durch die konsequente Anwendung einer Nahlese-Methode auf theoretische Texte auszeichnet. Ihre Forschung befasst sich mit den Schnittstellen der Psychoanalyse, insbesondere dem Werk von Jacques Lacan, mit feministischer Theorie und Kritik. Gallop untersucht provokative Themen mit präziser Analyse und deckt dabei neue Erkenntnisse in grundlegenden literarischen und theoretischen Werken auf. Ihr pädagogischer Ansatz, der auf sorgfältiger Textinterpretation beruht, hat Generationen von Studierenden geprägt und das zeitgenössische Denken in ihren Fachgebieten beeinflusst.
Anecdote and theory have diametrically opposed connotations: humorous versus serious, specific versus general, trivial versus overarching, short versus grand. This title cuts through these oppositions to produce theory with a sense of humor, theorizing which honors the uncanny detail of lived experience.
Focusing on the intersection of disability and aging, the author challenges prevailing narratives that view these experiences solely as losses of bodily potential. By examining how society perceives selfhood in the context of physical decline, the book offers a fresh perspective that seeks to redefine the understanding of identity beyond traditional notions of ability and impairment.
In 1993, amid considerable attention from the national academic community, Jane Gallop, a prominent feminist professor of literature, was accused of sexual harassment by two of her women graduate students. In this book, she tells the story of how and why she was charged with sexual harassment and what resulted from the accusations.
Thinking Through the Body
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- 7 Lesestunden