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Readings in Interpretation: Holderlin, Hegel, Heidegger Readings in Interpretation Holderlin, Hegel, Heidegger Andrzej Warminski 1987 Spring
Institutes a rethinking of history, theory, philosophy, literature and the way they relate to one another in critical reading. "Meticulous and challenging . . . well worth reading." --Southern Humanities Review
Male Fantasies: Volume 2: Volume 2 Male Fantasies: Volume 2 Volume 2 Klaus Theweleit 1989 Spring
These two volumes center upon the fantasies that preoccupied a group of men who played a crucial role in the rise of Nazism. Theweleit draws upon the novels, letters, and autobiographies of these proto-fascists and their contemporaries, seeking out and reconstructing their images of women. Heavily illustrated with cartoons, advertisements, engravings, and posters of the era.
Male Fantasies: Volume 1: Volume 1 Male Fantasies: Volume 1 Volume 1 Klaus Theweleit 1987 Spring
These two volumes center upon the fantasies that preoccupied a group of men who played a crucial role in the rise of Nazism. Theweleit draws upon the novels, letters, and autobiographies of these proto-fascists and their contemporaries, seeking out and reconstructing their images of women. Heavily illustrated with cartoons, advertisements, engravings, and posters of the era.
Kafka: Toward a Minor Literature Kafka Toward a Minor Literature Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari 1986 Fall
Instead of interpreting Kafka’s work according to pre-existing categories or literary genres, they propose a concept of “minor literature”—the use of a major language that subverts it from within.
Cinema 1: The Movement-Image Cinema 1 The Movement-Image Gilles Deleuze 1986 Fall
A revolutionary work in philosophy and a book about cinema that identifies three principal types of image-movement using examples from the work of a diverse group of filmmakers including Griffith, Eisenstein, Cassavetes, and Altman.
Demarcating the Disciplines: Philosophy, Literature, Art Demarcating the Disciplines Philosophy, Literature, Art Samuel Weber, Henry Sussman and Wlad Godzich, Editors 1986 Fall
Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 M. Howard Rienstra, Editor None None
Philosophy Beside Itself: On Deconstruction and Modernism Philosophy Beside Itself On Deconstruction and Modernism Stephen W. Melville 1986 Spring
Framed Narratives: Diderot’s Genealogy of the Beholder Framed Narratives Diderot’s Genealogy of the Beholder Jay Caplan 1985 Fall
Focuses on the problem of framing in and of Diderot and proposes an interpretive model that draws upon the notion of dialogue developed by Bakhtin. “Written in an engaging, readable style, Caplan’s short book reopens fascinating questions on Diderot’s texts for both specialist and non-specialist readers.” --Modern Language Notes
Metaphysics Metaphysics Bruce Aune 1985 Fall
Comprehensive introductory survey of the key concepts and problems in traditional and contemporary metaphysics.
Kant’s Critical Philosophy: The Doctrine of the Faculties Kant’s Critical Philosophy The Doctrine of the Faculties Gilles Deleuze 1985 Spring
In an essay surveying the essential themes of all three Critiques, Deleuze restores the Critique of Judgement to its key position in Kant’s work.
Noise: The Political Economy of Music Noise The Political Economy of Music Jacques Attali 1984 Fall
Argues that music does not reflect society; it foreshadows new social formations.
Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939 Visions of Excess Selected Writings, 1927-1939 Georges Bataille Allan Stoekl, Editor 1985 Spring
Challenges the notion of a “closed economy” predicated on utility, production, and rational consumption, and develops an alternative theory that takes into account the human tendency to lose, destroy, and waste.
Mentality and Machines Mentality and Machines Keith Gunderson 1985 Spring
Verbal Art, Verbal Sign, Verbal Time Verbal Art, Verbal Sign, Verbal Time Roman Jakobson Krystyna Pomorska and Stephen Rudy, Editors 1985 Spring