Michel de Certeau: Cultural Theorist

De Certeau is often considered to be the theorist of everyday life par excellence. This book provides an unrivalled critical introduction to de Certeau's work and influence and looks at his key ideas and asks how should we try to understand him in relation to theories of modern culture and society. Ian Buchanan demonstrates how de Certeau was influenced by Lacan, Merleau-Ponty and Greimas and the meaning of de Certeau's notions of `strategy', `tactics', `place' and `space' are clearly described. The book argues that de Certeau died before developing the full import of his work for the study of culture and convincingly, it tries to complete or imagine the directions that de Certeau's work would have taken, had he lived.

Details

Personalities

Certeau Michel de

Type

Book

Place of publication

London

Year

2000

Number of pages

145 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780761958987

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

No

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

701.18 Buc

Volumes

1

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