The Lyotard Dictionary

by Stuart Sim (Editor)

Overview

Jean-François Lyotard is famed for being one of the most acute observers on the cultural phenomenon of the postmodern, and his ideas resonate throughout the academic world, from philosophy and the social sciences through to literary, media, and cultural studies. Drawing on the internationally-recognised expertise of a multidisciplinary team of contributors, the entries in The Lyotard Dictionary explain all of Lyotard's main concepts, contextualising these within his work as a whole and relating him to his contemporaries. It forms an indispensable guide to this fascinating and hugely influential thinker, demonstrating his continuing significance as a cultural theorist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748640065
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	03/23/2011
Series:	Philosophical Dictionaries
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Stuart Sim is retired Professor of Critical Theory at Northumbria University. He has published widely on critical theory, and is a Fellow of the English Association. Amongst his recent publications are The Lyotard Dictionary (2011), Addicted to Profit: Reclaiming Our Lives from the Free Market (2012), Fifty Key Postmodern Thinkers (2013), and, with Brett Wilson and Barbara Hawkins (eds) Art, Science & Cultural Understanding (2014).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction, Stuart Sim; Entries A-Z; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors.

Editorial Reviews

The Lyotard Dictionary provides an exceptionally clear presentation of his complex and challenging ideas. The entries are written with precision, detail and clarity, offering helpful introductions to unfamiliar concepts as well as fascinating insights for those who already know Lyotard's work. It will be an indispensable guide for students of Lyotard at all levels.

Simon Malpas