Blue Collar, Theoretically : A Post-Marxist Approach to Working Class Literature

Lavelle, John F.

McFarland & Co Inc（2011/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 287 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786448852
• DDC分類 320.5

Full Description

Though Marxism is the dominant philosophical theory applied to class in academia, its real-life inconsistencies, particularly stereotyping, have troubling effects on working class studies. As a result of its hegemony, alternative discourses have been effectively shut out of the academic world. This critical work seeks to establish a new philosophy of class, drawing on disciplines as diverse as sociology, cognitive science, anthropology and psychology and applying a decidedly Weberian hermeneutical lens. Topics covered include a detailed exploration of Marxism, a review of working class literature, post-marxist theories of class and the future of the field.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Preface

1. The Praxis of Class

2. A Study in New Working-Class Studies

3. A Review of the Discourse of Working-Class Literature

4. Postmarxist Theories of Class

5. Postmodern/Poststructuralist Theories of Class and a Theory of the Working Class

6. A Working-Class Reading of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Great Gatsby

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index