In Theory

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 14, 2011 14:00 - 0 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes: Death of the Author

In the fourth essay in his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson takes on one of Barthes' most famous (and controversial) proclamations: the death of the author.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 7, 2011 16:35 - 2 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes’s Mythologies: Naturalisation, Politics and everyday life

In the third of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson continues his exploration of Barthes' Mythologies.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 30, 2011 12:54 - 2 Comments

An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes’s Mythologies: A Critical Theory of Myths

In the second of his series on Roland Barthes, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's theory of myths.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 23, 2011 12:57 - 4 Comments

An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes and Semiotics

Roland Barthes was one of the major theorists of culture of the twentieth century. In the first of a six-essay series, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's approach to semiotics.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 9, 2011 8:51 - 3 Comments

In Theory Bakhtin: Carnival against Capital, Carnival against Power

In the second and final part of his essay on Mikhail Bakhtin, political theorist Andrew Robinson reviews, and critiques, one of the central concepts in the Russian thinker's work: the Carnivalesque.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 29, 2011 9:38 - 6 Comments

In Theory Bakhtin: Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia

In the latest addition to his A-Z of Theory series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the most important theorists of discourse in the twentieth century. In part one, Robinson introduces Bakhtin's notions of Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 8, 2011 9:00 - 3 Comments

In Theory Bakunin: the Urge to Resist

In the last of his series on Mikhail Bakunin, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents his critical assessment of Bakunin's ideas and his legacy.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 1, 2011 9:00 - 4 Comments

In Theory Bakunin vs Marx

In the second of his three essays on Mikhail Bakunin, political theorist Andrew Robinson addresses Bakunin's intellectual clash with Karl Marx, notably their different conceptions of freedom and revolution.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 24, 2011 10:00 - 3 Comments

In Theory Bakunin: Statism and Class Struggle

In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a three-part essay, the ideas of Mikhail Bakunin, "perhaps the best-known of the classical anarchists". In part one, Robinson introduces Bakunin's thoughts on statism and class struggle.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 17, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments

In Theory Aristotle (Part II)

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In part II of his piece on Aristotle, political theorist Andrew Robinson offers a critical assessment, and a look at the philosopher's relevance today.