Avidly Reads Theory

by Jordan Alexander Stein

Book Overview

"Theory offered us a way of understanding the world that, like so many youthful exuberances, was both vital and ridiculous."

As an avowed "theory head," Jordan Alexander Stein confronts a contradiction: that the abstract, and often frustrating rigors of theory also produced a sense of pride and identity for him and his friends: an idea of how to be and a way to live. Although Stein explains what theory is, this is not an introduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479801003
• ISBN13: 9781479801008
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.9"