It's ironic to point to a single moment, or even a series of moments, as the starting point of poststructuralism, because poststructuralists by the fiber of their beings think that origins are abou...

By now you're probably realizing that unlike some other lit theories with clear-cut foundations and manageable memberships, poststructuralism is kind of all over the place. That's why it's helpful...

As maybe you've guessed from the complicated origins, tangled mess of theoretical influences, and use of words like "rhizome," poststructuralism ain't a view people can discuss calmly over a sundae...

So where does that kind of political conflict leave us? And where does it leave poststructuralism? There are no easy answers here: these theories have some serious pros and cons. In fact, most theo...

What is literature? Literature is so passé. Let's talk about text instead. It's time to throw away all these imaginary distinctions that give us "great books" and "great authors" and "glorious wor...