Engagements with Contemporary Literary and Critical Theory

<P><EM>Engagements with Contemporary Literary and Critical Theory</EM> is a wide-ranging but accessible introduction to the key thinkers and theories integral to the study of literature. Organized thematically, the book provides historical introductions and uses a variety of relevant contemporary examples to illuminate the field.</P><P></P><P>Evan Gottlieb contextualizes the latest developments with regard to forms; discourses; subjectivities and embodiments; media, networks, and machines; and animals, affects, objects, and environments. Each chapter elucidates its concepts through in-depth discussions of major contemporary theorists, including Giorgio Agamben, Sara Ahmed, and Catherine Malabou, and uses engaging examples from a canonical novel, a contemporary text, and a new-media artifact to demonstrate theoretical applications. Additional text boxes regularly introduce emerging or overlooked theorists of interest, including Fred Moten and Sianne Ngai. </P><P></P><P></P><P>An ideal guide for students of literary and critical theory, this book will give readers the background they need to continue their own explorations of this vibrant field of study. </P><P></P>