"Order Without Rules establishes the basic terms for a critical discourse between the theory of communicative action and the tradition of practice-based inquiries inspired by Wittgenstein and elaborated within the field of ethnomethodology. It argues that such a discourse not on…
Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the critical study of medi…
"Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the critical study of med…
"In Liberating Oedipus? Psychoanalysis as Critical Theory, Filip Kovacevic demonstrates how psychoanalytical theory can join political theory in designing alternative political north and values. Detailing the thoughts of major psychologists including Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan…
This comprehensive introduction to the thought of Jürgen Habermas covers the full range of his ideas from his early work on student politics, the public sphere and the development of Marxist theory to his current work on communicative action, ethics and law.
"Contemporary theorists use the term 'social construction' with the aim of exposing how what's purportedly 'natural' is often at least partly social and, more specifically, how this masking of the social is politically significant. In these previously published essays, Sally Has…
"Contemporary theorists use the term 'social construction' with the aim of exposing how what's purportedly 'natural' is often at least partly social and, more specifically, how this masking of the social is politically significant. In these previously published essays, Sally Has…
This project employs three different disciplinary approaches--social constructionism, policy analysis, and rhetorical analysis--as a first step toward a critical theory of homelessness.
Homelessness in the United States remains a grave problem despite the efforts of homeless activists, advocates for the homeless, government bureaucrats, and policy makers. In this, the author argues that a critical theory of homelessness is necessary. Any critical theory would r…
