Street Smarts and Critical Theory: Listening to the Vernacular

by Thomas McLaughlin

Book Overview

Everybody's got a theory . . . or do they?
Thomas McLaughlin argues that critical theory--raising serious, sustained questions about cultural practice and ideology--is practiced not only by an academic elite but also by savvy viewers of sitcoms and TV news, by Elvis fans and Trekkies, by labor organizers and school teachers, by the average person in the street.
Like academic theorists, who are trained in a tradition of philosophical and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299151700
• ISBN13: 9780299151706
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"