The Mark of Theory: Inscriptive Figures, Poststructuralist Prehistories

by Andrea Bachner

Book Overview

What imaginaries, tropes, and media have shaped how we theorize? The Mark of Theory argues that inscription constitutes one of the master metaphors of contemporary theory.

As a trope that draws on a wide array of practices of marking, from tattooing to circumcision, from photographic imprints and phonographic grooves to marks on a page, inscription provides an imaginary that orients and irritates theoretical thought. Tracing inscriptive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823277488
• ISBN13: 9780823277483
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"