Beschreibung:
Paul de Man is often associated with an era of 'high theory'; an era it is argued may now be coming to a close. This book, written by three leading contemporary scholars, includes a previously unpublished text by de Man of his handwritten notes for a lecture on Walter Benjamin. Challenging and relevant, this volume presents de Man's work as a critical resource for dealing with the most important questions of the twenty-first century and argues for the place of theory within it.
Part 1: de Man on Benjamin Introduction, Claire Colebrook Transcript Notes on the Task of the Translator, Paul de Man Part 2: Theory and the Disappearing Future 1. Paul de Man at Work: In These Bad Days, What Good is an Archive?, J. Hillis Miller 2. Toxic Assets: De Man's Remains and the Ecocatastrophic Imaginary (an American Fable), Tom Cohen 3. The Calculus of Individual Worth, Claire Colebrook