Overview
- Provides a novel reading of various aspects of Kracauer’s work
- Includes a discussion of central and insufficiently studied aspects of his work, such as the sociology of intellectuals, theoretical reflections on fascism or urban vignettes
- Places the author’s ideas in relation to their historical context and show their relevance as an instrument to analyze contemporary capitalism
Part of the book series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms (MAENMA)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Part I
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Part II
Keywords
- Marx
- Marxism
- Marxist legacy
- critical theory
- aesthetics
- sociological theory
- theory of photography and cinema
- mass culture
- fascism
- Frankfurt School
- nomadic intellectual
- sociology of culture
- totalitarianism
- phenomenology of the big city
- late capitalism
- Adorno
- Walter Benjamin
- theology
- dialectic
- Georg Simmel
About this book
Reviews
—Enzo Traverso, Cornell University, USA, and author of Left-Wing Melancholia:
Marxism, History and Memory (2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Miguel Vedda is Full Professor of the chair of German Literature at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Principal Researcher of the Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Siegfried Kracauer, or, The Allegories of Improvisation
Book Subtitle: Critical Studies
Authors: Miguel Vedda
Series Title: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67965-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67964-4Published: 14 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67967-5Published: 14 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-67965-1Published: 13 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2524-7123
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7131
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 239
Topics: Political Theory, Political Sociology, Political Philosophy