We live in a unique era. On all sides grizzly problems are closing in. It's clear that what exists cannot continue indefinitely. How are we to make sense of this unique conjuncture? How can we intervene in the world to prevent catastrophe? According to Redhead, now is the time for high theory. Now is the time to dispense with dour empiricism and recommit to creative, ambitious and imaginative intellectualism. More and more students are waking up to the institutionalised blandness of the social sciences and seeking out the work of a new generation of theorists who offer startling accounts of our economy, culture and politics, and who dare to imagine what the future may hold. Redhead focuses on the work of Zizek, Virilio, Baudrillard and Badiou, and, in his account of these great theorists, he displays an admirable commitment to making difficult ideas comprehensible. This book is just what we need to come to terms with these theoretical times. --Professor Simon Winlow, University of Teeside, UK
Steve Redhead is Professor of Cultural Studies at Flinders University, Australia. He is also Adjunct Professor of Cultural Studies, York University, Canada. He has published seventeen books including Football and Accelerated Culture: This Modern Sporting Life, We Have Never Been Postmodern: Theory at the Speed of Light, The Jean Baudrillard Reader, The Paul Virilio Reader and Paul Virilio: Theorist For An Accelerated Culture.
