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Poststructuralism and the “Death” of the White Male
This chapter focuses on the effects of poststructuralist thinking on the analysis of white heterosexual masculinity. In questioning fixed racialized...
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The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism and Poststructuralism
The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism and Poststructuralism offers a wide-ranging dialogue between theory and German Idealism, joining up the...
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Poststructuralism in International Relations: Discourse and the Military
This chapter introduces the poststructuralist perspective on international relations (IR). It outlines the epistemological and ontological fundament...
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Higher Education and Poststructuralism: Moving Beyond Interpretation
We show as to why poststructuralism has become endemic to university education in South Africa. Our poststructuralist orientations have given us new...
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French Theory: Poststructuralism and Deconstruction
Images can be looked at, they can be felt, they can make an impression and they can be experienced; images, however, can also be deciphered; they can...
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The 1970s: Chaos at Vincennes and Poststructuralism
This chapter is a work of historical excavation, piecing together the biographical and conceptual developments that lead to the composition of Thru....
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Rendering Iran Language-In-Education Policy Problematic: A CDA Poststructural Approach
Due to their mostly normative and legitimatory nature, public policies at large and education policies in particular are liable to frame perceived...
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Theory of Postmodernity
This chapter will begin by discussing the main features of postmodern society and the difference between “postmodernity” and “postmodernism.”...
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Gender Research and Feminist Methodologies
This chapter is structured around the issue of gender research and what it means to conduct research with a gender perspective. Thus, it discusses...
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Studies of Masculinities: State of the Art and Latest Trends
While offering a quick look at the state of the art of masculinity studies, this chapter emphasizes some new directions within the field,...
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Structuralist heroes and points of heresy: recognizing Gilles Deleuze’s (anti-)structuralism
This article is concerned with the status and stakes of Gilles Deleuze’s “break” with structuralism. With a particular focus on a transitional text...
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Poststructuralism and Film
This chapter offers a critical discussion of the relationship between poststructuralism and film theory. I commence with a brief account of...
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Approaches to Youth Studies and Identity
Identity is a key aspect of young people’s lives and a significant area examined in childhood and youth studies. This introductory chapter for this...
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Shifting Śāstric Śiva: Co-operating Epic Mythology and Philosophy in India’s Classical Period
This study accounts for disparate portrayals of divine destroyer Śiva in the normative Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata as opposed to Kālidāsa’s amatory Kumārasaṃbhava...
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Theorizing the Relations Between Populism and Foreign Policy: A Discursive, Poststructuralist Approach
Bringing theories of populism and International Relations (IR) into dialogue, this chapter draws on Laclau’s discursive approach and...
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A Critical Feminist Approach for Equity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Biology Education
This chapter addresses the issue of inequity in undergraduate introductory biology courses by proposing a framework for applying feminist...
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Spirituality as Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education (SMSC). Using Julia Kristeva to rethink a spirituality of education
Spirituality is impossible to define, but numerous, common themes can be discerned. I suggest a model of spirituality based upon the oeuvre of Julia...
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Ethical implications of digital infrastructures for pluralistic perspectives
It is important to design digital infrastructure that can better accommodate multicultural and pluralistic views from its foundations. It is...
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Introduction: The Human Contexts of Literary and Performance Studies
In this book, we argue that much of contemporary literary theory is still predicated, at least implicitly, on outdated linguistic and psychological...