essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic"
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"The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic" is an influential essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques and situates New Historicism within broader debates about postmodernism, power, and the political responsibilities of literary criticism.
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| New Historicism within debates on postmodernism | 1 |
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Target entity: essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic" Context triple: [In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics, hasPart, essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic"]
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The New Historicism
The New Historicism is a critical movement in literary theory that interprets texts through the lens of their historical and cultural contexts, emphasizing the interplay of power, discourse, and ideology.
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The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
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The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism is a widely used academic collection that brings together key texts and authors in literary and cultural theory from classical antiquity to the present.
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A Primer on Postmodernism
A Primer on Postmodernism is a widely used introductory book in which theologian Stanley Grenz explains the origins, key ideas, and cultural impact of postmodern thought from a Christian perspective.
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Target entity: essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic" Target entity description: "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic" is an influential essay by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that critiques and situates New Historicism within broader debates about postmodernism, power, and the political responsibilities of literary criticism.
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A.
The New Historicism
The New Historicism is a critical movement in literary theory that interprets texts through the lens of their historical and cultural contexts, emphasizing the interplay of power, discourse, and ideology.
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B.
The World, the Text, and the Critic
The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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C.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
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D.
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism is a widely used academic collection that brings together key texts and authors in literary and cultural theory from classical antiquity to the present.
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E.
A Primer on Postmodernism
A Primer on Postmodernism is a widely used introductory book in which theologian Stanley Grenz explains the origins, key ideas, and cultural impact of postmodern thought from a Christian perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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literary studies ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical responsibility of the critic
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limits of postmodern skepticism ⓘ political implications of textual interpretation ⓘ relationship between history and literature ⓘ |
| author | Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ⓘ |
| callsFor |
alignment of criticism with emancipatory politics
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self-reflexive critical practice ⓘ |
| concerns |
intersection of theory and politics
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representation of subaltern and marginalized groups ⓘ |
| criticizes | postmodern detachment from political praxis ⓘ |
| critiques |
New Historicism
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linked to:
The New Historicism
apparent political neutrality of New Historicism ⓘ postmodern literary criticism ⓘ tendency of New Historicism to aestheticize power ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
connection between textual analysis and material conditions
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need for explicit political commitment in criticism ⓘ role of the critic in structures of power ⓘ |
| field |
literary theory
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postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical essay ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on New Historicism
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discussions of political responsibility in literary studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Michel Foucault ⓘ poststructuralist theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
New Historicism
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linked to:
The New Historicism
political commitment in literary criticism ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ power and discourse ⓘ responsibility of the critic ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Can the Subaltern Speak?
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In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics ⓘ |
| situates |
New Historicism within debates on postmodernism
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literary criticism within global power relations ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxist-inflected criticism
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postcolonial critique ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ |
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In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
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essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic"
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The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic
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New Historicism within debates on postmodernism
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essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic"
linked to: essay "The New Historicism: Political Commitment and the Postmodern Critic"