Structuralism and the Logic of Dissent Barthes, Derrida, Foucault, Lacan [Paperback]

Structuralism and the Logic of Dissent is a fascinating and lucid exploration of the seminal writings of four eminent French structuralists that sheds new light on influential theoretical texts. Eve Tavor Bannet discusses the work of Barthes, Derrida, Foucault, and Lacan as coherent philosophical fictions, showing their contradictory political, social, and pedagogical implications and their complex historicity.Introduction: The Voice of Someone - Lacan and the Alienation of Language - Barthes and the Pleasures of Alienation - Foucault and the Archeology of Alienation - Derrida and the Wholly Other - Conclusion: Recontextualizations - Notes - Bibliography - Index