Overview

We are not yet at a moment that could be called postmodernity, and may never be, says leading sociologist Ben Agger in his newest book. Modernity is still our history, our framework. Nevertheless, Agger shows how postmodern theory can enhance understanding of the self, everyday life, and culture in the early 21st century. Changes in culture, commerce, and communications, such as the internet, require postmodern modes of knowing. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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Author:   Ben Agger
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.327kg
ISBN:  

9780742519206

ISBN 10:   0742519201
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   27 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 I. Authoring Sociological Practices Chapter 2 1. Sociological Selves Write Science Fiction Chapter 3 2. What Did We Know before Sociology? Chapter 4 3. Are Authors Authored? Cultural Politics and Literary Agency in the Era of the Internet Part 5 II. Knowing Selves Chapter 6 4.The Virtual Self Chapter 7 5. Feminist Selves and the Public Sphere Chapter 8 6. Black Like Me: Racial Selves in Sociology and Social Theory Part 9 III. Postmodernities Chapter 10 7. Politics in Postmodernity: The Diaspora of Politics and the Homelessness of Political and Social Theory Chapter 11 8. Between France and Germany is Theory Chapter 12 9. Postponing the Postmodern Chapter 13 10. September 11th, 2001: After Postmodernity, the Premodern?

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Ben Agger presents a compelling narrative of why sociology must interrogate the experiences and constructions of individual selves to illuminate the contemporary moment. Suggesting new ways of seeing and doing social theory, as well as presenting synoptic overviews of a wide range of theories, Agger invites his reader to undertake new sociological adventures to betterunderstand and reconstruct self and society.--Kellner, Douglas

Author Information

Ben Agger (1952–2015) was professor of sociology and humanities, University of Texas at Arlington.

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