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McAfee, Noelle Claire was born on November 25, 1960 in Tagiura, Libya. Daughter of Horatio Paul and Marika Chaniotakis McAfee.
(One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth centur...)
One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Julia Kristeva has been driving forward the fields of literary and cultural studies since the 1960s. This volume is an accessible, introductory guide to the main themes of Kristeva's work, including her ideas on: *semiotics and symbolism *abjection *melancholia *feminism *revolt. McAfee provides clear explanations of the more difficult aspects of Kristeva's theories, helpfully placing her ideas in the relevant theoretical context, be it literary theory, psychoanalysis, linguistics, gender studies or philosophy, and demonstrates the impact of her critical interventions in these areas. Julia Kristeva is the essential guide for readers who are approaching the work of this challenging thinker for the first time, and provides the ideal opportunity for those with more knowledge to re-familiarise themselves with Kristeva's key terms.
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( Political philosopher Noelle McAfee proposes a powerful...)
Political philosopher Noelle McAfee proposes a powerful new political theory for our post-9/11 world, in which an old pathology-the repetition compulsion-has manifested itself in a seemingly endless war on terror. McAfee argues that the quintessentially human desire to participate in a world with others is the key to understanding the public sphere and to creating a more democratic society, a world that all members can have a hand in shaping. But when some are effectively denied this participation, whether through trauma or terror, instead of democratic politics, there arises a political unconscious, an effect of desires unarticulated, failures to sublimate, voices kept silent, and repression reenacted. Not only is this condition undemocratic and unjust, it may lead to further trauma. Unless its troubles are worked through, a political community risks continual repetition and even self-destruction. McAfee deftly weaves together her experience as an observer of democratic life with an array of intellectual schemas, from poststructural psychoanalysis to Rawlsian and Habermasian democratic theories, as well as semiotics, civic republicanism, and American pragmatism. She begins with an analysis of the traumatic effects of silencing members of a political community. Then she explores the potential of deliberative dialogue and other "talking cures" and public testimonies, such as the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to help societies work through, rather than continually act out, their conflicts. Democracy and the Political Unconscious is rich in theoretical insights, but it is also grounded in the practical problems of those who are trying to process the traumas of oppression, terror, and brutality and create more decent and democratic societies. Drawing on a breathtaking range of theoretical frameworks and empirical observations, Democracy and the Political Unconscious charts a course for democratic transformation in a world sorely lacking in democratic practice.
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McAfee, Noelle Claire was born on November 25, 1960 in Tagiura, Libya. Daughter of Horatio Paul and Marika Chaniotakis McAfee.
Bachelor in history, University of Texas at Austin, 1986. Master of Arts in public policy, Duke University, 1987. Master of Arts in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1990.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, 1998.
Lecturer in political theory University Texas, Department of Government, 1998—1999. Assistant professor philosophy University Massachusetts, 1999—2003, associate professor philosophy, 2003—2006. Visiting associate professor philosopy George Mason University, 2005—2008, associate research professor, since 2008.
Director honors program University Massachusetts, since 2004. Visiting professor philosophy Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 2004.
( Political philosopher Noelle McAfee proposes a powerful...)
(One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth centur...)
Married David G Armstrong, August 8, 1992. Children: Guthrie McAfee Armstrong, Eliza Dorothy Armstrong.