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E-raamat: Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: Concepts and Applications [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

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  • Formaat: 226 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 13-Oct-2025
  • Kirjastus: Routledge India
  • ISBN-13: 9781003603825
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  • Formaat: 226 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 13-Oct-2025
  • Kirjastus: Routledge India
  • ISBN-13: 9781003603825
"Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: Concepts and Applications introduces major critical and literary theories to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Key features include: - Comprehensive coverage: Includes major theoretical schools such as Formalism, New Historicism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Marxism, Feminism, and more. - Focus on contemporary topics: Explores cutting-edge areas like Digital Humanities, Glitch Theory, Disability Theory, Affect Theory, Dalit Studies, Trauma Theory, and Animal Studies. - Accessible language: Written in a clear, reader-friendly style ideal for both native and non-native English speakers. - Student-friendly Approach: Makes complex theoretical ideas engaging and understandable, enhancing both reading and application skills. - Updated theoretical debates: Discusses recent developments, including debates around the concept of "post-theory." - Versatile usage: Suitable for courses in literature, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary humanities programs. This volume is an essential companion for students, researchers and instructors seeking a thorough and accessible guide to contemporary literary and cultural theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: Concepts and Applications introduces major critical and literary theories to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Key features include:

  • Comprehensive coverage: Includes major theoretical schools such as Formalism, New Historicism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Marxism, Feminism, and more.
  • Focus on contemporary topics: Explores cutting-edge areas like Digital Humanities, Glitch Theory, Disability Theory, Affect Theory, Dalit Studies, Trauma Theory, and Animal Studies.
  • Accessible language: Written in a clear, reader-friendly style ideal for both native and non-native English speakers.
  • Student-friendly Approach: Makes complex theoretical ideas engaging and understandable, enhancing both reading and application skills.
  • Updated theoretical debates: Discusses recent developments, including debates around the concept of "post-theory."
  • Versatile usage: Suitable for courses in literature, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary humanities programs.

This volume is an essential companion for students, researchers and instructors seeking a thorough and accessible guide to contemporary literary and cultural theory.



This volume introduces major critical and literary theories to undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is an essential companion for students, researchers and instructors seeking a thorough and accessible guide to contemporary literary and cultural theory.

List of Contributors

Introduction

PUSPA DAMAI

1 Russian Formalism

SUBHAYU BHATTACHARJEE

2 Structuralism

PUSPA DAMAI

3 Marxist Literary Theory

JOHN K. YOUNG

4 Psychoanalysis

RYAN WANDER

5 Reader Response Theory

UBARAJ KATAWAL

6 Post-structuralism

RABINDRA CHAULAGAIN

7 Feminist Literary Theory

DANIEL LEWIS

8 Queer Theory

MARGARET SULLIVAN

9 Cultural Studies

JESSE CARLSON

10 Race and Ethnic Studies

DEBORAH THURMAN

11 Postcolonial Studies

PRAMOD K. MISHRA

12 Dalit Studies

JYOTI BISWAS

13 New Historicism

AMANDA KELLOGG

14 Ecocriticism

TIMOTHY J. BURBERY

15 Trauma Theory

DYLAN LACKEY

16 Memory Studies

INAYAT ULLAH

17 Film Theory

WALTER SQUIRE

18 Affect Theory

LIBE GARCÍA ZARRANZ AND STELLA MILILLI

19 Disability Theory

AYUSHI JAISWAL AND SUJIT SINGH

20 Animal Studies

SCOTT MCDANIEL

21 The Anthropocene

PAYEL PAL

22 Glitch Theory

KRISTEN LILLVIS

23 Digital Humanities

ELISE TAKEHANA

Index
Puspa Damai is Professor of English at Marshall University, WV, USA.