Malpas, Simon editor. Wake, Paul editor. London Routledge 2013 Second xv, 342p. 24cm. Exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines through a series of 11 critical essays and a dictionary of key names and terms, this book examines some of the most complex and fundamental theories in modern scholarship including: Marxism Trauma Theory Ecocriticism Psychoanalysis Feminism Posthumanism Gender and Queer Theory Structuralism Narrative Postcolonialism Deconstruction Postmodernism With three new essays, an updated introduction, further reading and a wealth of new dictionary entries, this text is an indispensible guide for all students of the theoretically informed arts, humanities and social sciences. Editor’s Introduction Introduction to the 2nd Edition Part I: Critical Theory: Introductory Essays 1. Structuralism and Semiotics Kate McGowan 2. Narrative and Narratology Paul Wake 3. Marxism Glyn Daly 4. Poststructuralism Catherine Belsey 5. Historicism Simon Malpas 6. Psychoanalytic Criticism Rob Lapsley 7. Deconstruction Andrew Benjamin 8. Feminism Susan Hekman 9. Gender and Queer Theory Donald E. Hall 10. Postmodernism Linda Hutcheon 11. Race and Postcoloniality Apollo Amoko 12. Posthumanism Neil Badminton (proposed contributor) 13. Trauma Theory Dominick LaCapra (proposed contributor) 14. Green Theory/Ecocriticism Laurence Coupe (proposed contributor) Part II: Names and Terms Part III: History and Context edited by Simon Malpas, Paul Wake include bibliography and index (Page no. 312-342) English Critical theory Sociology Culture 306.01 ROU- 9781138708082