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Roland Barthes’ “The Death of the Author” Roland Barthes’ “The Death of the Author” Roland Barthes’s short but very influential essay “The Death of the Author” (written in 1967 and published in 1968) changed the way people read and understand literature. Barthes does not mean that writers no longer ...
Ania Loomba’s Colonialism/Postcolonialism Ania Loomba’s Colonialism/Postcolonialism Ania Loomba’s book Colonialism/Postcolonialism is one of the most widely used and respected introductions to postcolonial studies. The main aim of the book is to help readers understand colonialism not just as a hist...
Jürgen Habermas Jürgen Habermas Jürgen Habermas is one of the most important living philosophers and social thinkers. His main concern is how modern societies can be democratic, fair, and reasonable in a world shaped by power, money, bureaucracy, and mass media. Unlike thinkers who focus on force or...
Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince (written in 1513) is one of the most famous and controversial books in political history. Unlike earlier political thinkers, Machiavelli does not describe how rulers should behave according to religion...