Weaving together her most influential writings of the 1990s, Bronwyn Davies offers a unique engagement with poststructuralism that defies the boundaries between theory and embodied practice. Whereas poststructuralists are often accused of excessive abstraction, Davies' sophisticated and nuanced discussions of subjectivity, agency, epistemology, feminism, and power are embedded in vital depictions of lived experience and empirical research. A renowned scholar of education and gender formation, Davies shows the importance of poststructural perspectives for her own research in classrooms, on playgrounds, with literary texts, and her own life history. Lucid prose-accessible for students and refreshing for researchers and theorists alike-makes postructural concepts usable as conceptual frameworks for interpreting and analyzing the social world.

About the Author
James Cook University, Australia

Reviews
The theoretical and educationalist positioning of A Body of Writing, 1990-1999 render it a useful and insightful text to those studying literary theory, poststructuralist theory or education. -- Francis Vicary, (University of Queensland) * M/C: A Journal Of Media and Culture *



Book Information
ISBN 9780742503229
Author Bronwyn Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint AltaMira Press,U.S.
Publisher AltaMira Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 263g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 150mm * 11mm