{"product_id":"joseph-conrad-and-postcritique-politics-of-hope-politics-of-fear-paperback","title":"Joseph Conrad and Postcritique: Politics of Hope, Politics of Fear - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoyce Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a postcritical perspective on Joseph Conrad's central texts, including \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e. Whereas critique is a form of reading that prioritizes suspicion, unmasking, and demystifying, postcritique ascribes positive value to the knowledge, affect, ethics, and politics that emerge from literature. The essays in this collection recognize the dark elements in Conrad's fiction--deceit, vanity, avarice, lust, cynicism, and cruelty--yet they perceive hopefulness as well. Conrad's skepticism unveils the dark heart of politics, and his critical heritage can feed our fear that humanity is incapable of improving. This Conrad is a well-known figure, but there is another, neglected Conrad that this book aims to bring to light, one who delves into the politics of hope as well as the politics of fear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 1 and 2 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This collection of essays is a significant contribution to both Conrad studies and the critique \/ postcritique debate. Through a series of original, insightful and pertinently suggestive critical essays, focussed largely on canonical works by Conrad (\u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent)\u003c\/i\u003e, it constitutes a paradigm shift in Conrad studies, while, at the same time, using Conrad as a case study, to demonstrate and explore a variety of postcritical approaches.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --\u003cb\u003eProfessor Robert Hampson\u003c\/b\u003e, FEA, FRSA, Research Fellow, The Institute of English Studies, University of London, UK\u003c\/p\u003eThis book takes a postcritical perspective on Joseph Conrad's central texts, including \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Western Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e. Whereas critique is a form of reading that prioritizes suspicion, unmasking, and demystifying, postcritique ascribes positive value to the knowledge, affect, ethics, and politics that emerge from literature. The essays in this collection recognize the dark elements in Conrad's fiction--deceit, vanity, avarice, lust, cynicism, and cruelty--yet they perceive hopefulness as well. Conrad's skepticism unveils the dark heart of politics, and his critical heritage can feed our fear that humanity is incapable of improving. This Conrad is a well-known figure, but there is another, neglected Conrad that this book aims to bring to light, one who delves into the politics of hope as well as the politics of fear.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the English Department of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He has published articles on Conrad in relation to liberalism and to justice in \u003ci\u003eTextual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conradian. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was awarded the Juliet McLauchlan Prize in 2012 and the Bruce Harkness Young Scholar Award in 2015 for his research on Conrad, and is fiction editor of the \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Advisory Editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Conradian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently completing a book on Conrad and Liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoyce Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of English at Loyola University Chicago, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eViolence without God: The Rhetorical Dilemma of Twentieth-Century Writers \u003c\/i\u003e(2016)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho Paid for Modernism? Art, Money, and the Fiction of Conrad, Joyce, and Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003e Laura Riding: A Bibliography \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), and\u003ci\u003e Laura Riding's Pursuit of Truth \u003c\/i\u003e(1979). She currently serves as President of the Joseph Conrad Society of America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eChapters 1 and 2 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the English Department of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He has published articles on Conrad in relation to liberalism and to justice in \u003ci\u003eTextual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaw and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conradian. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was awarded the Juliet McLauchlan Prize in 2012 and the Bruce Harkness Young Scholar Award in 2015 for his research on Conrad, and is fiction editor of the \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Advisory Editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Conradian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently completing a book on Conrad and Liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoyce Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of English at Loyola University Chicago, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eViolence without God: The Rhetorical Dilemma of Twentieth-Century Writers \u003c\/i\u003e(2016)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho Paid for Modernism? Art, Money, and the Fiction of Conrad, Joyce, and Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003e Laura Riding: A Bibliography \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), and\u003ci\u003e Laura Riding's Pursuit of Truth \u003c\/i\u003e(1979). She currently serves as President of the Joseph Conrad Society of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 233\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121802154119,"sku":"9783030725013","price":161.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f7ca9c6205c5522bacd3f3e05aa7ff35.webp?v=1732556043","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/joseph-conrad-and-postcritique-politics-of-hope-politics-of-fear-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}