Supposing the Subject

Download or read book Supposing the Subject written by Joan Copjec and published by Verso. This book was released on 1994 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by theorists in culture and politics. Experts from a variety of fields re-examine the origins of the subject as understood by Descartes, Kant and Hegel, and consider contemporary ideas that revive the subject, including queer theory and national identity. Contributors include Parveen Adams, Etienne Balibar, Homi Bhabha, Slavoj Zizek, Joan Copej, Juliet Flower MacCannell, Charles Shepardson, Mikkei Borch-Jacobsen, Elizabeth Grosz and Miaden Dolar.