{"title":"Rita Felski","description":"\u003cp\u003eRita Felski’s works delve into the intricate relationship between readers and literature, challenging traditional critical approaches with fresh perspectives. Her writing explores how texts captivate and shape our understanding, inviting a reevaluation of familiar literary practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending theory with accessible insight, Felski’s books investigate the emotional and cultural roles of literature, making them essential for those interested in \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e and the evolving nature of literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"uses-of-literature-by-rita-felski-9781405147248","title":"Uses of Literature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOffers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - for recognition, enchantment, knowledge, and shock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgues for a new \"phenomenology\" in literary studies that incorporates the historical and social dimensions of reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIncludes examples of literature from a wide range of national literary traditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537426759916,"sku":"9781405147248","price":73.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405147248-uses-of-literature.jpg?v=1776396203"},{"product_id":"hooked-by-rita-felski-9780226729633","title":"Hooked","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does a novel entice or enlist us? How does a song surprise or seduce us? Why do we bristle when a friend belittles a book we love, or fall into a funk when a favoured TV series comes to an end? What characterises the aesthetic experiences of feeling captivated by works of art? In \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e, Rita Felski challenges the ethos of critical aloofness that is a part of modern intellectuals' self-image. The result is sure to be as widely read as Felski’s book, \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Critique\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWresting the language of affinity away from accusations of sticky sentiment and manipulative marketing, Felski argues that “being hooked” is as fundamental to the appreciation of high art as to the enjoyment of popular culture. \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e zeroes in on three attachment devices that connect audiences to works of art: identification, attunement, and interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on examples from literature, film, music, and painting—from Joni Mitchell to Matisse, from Thomas Bernhard to \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e—Felski brings the language of attachment into the academy. \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e returns us to the fundamentals of aesthetic experience, showing that the social meanings of artworks are generated not just by critics, but also by the responses of captivated audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596590039276,"sku":"9780226729633","price":104.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226729633-hooked.jpg?v=1777931889"},{"product_id":"the-limits-of-critique-by-rita-felski-9780226294032","title":"The Limits of Critique","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy must critics unmask and demystify literary works? Why do they believe that language is always withholding some truth, that the critic’s task is to reveal the unsaid or repressed? In this book, Rita Felski examines critique, the dominant form of interpretation in literary studies, and situates it as but one method among many, a method with strong allure—but also definite limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFelski argues that critique is a sensibility best captured by Paul Ricoeur’s phrase “the hermeneutics of suspicion.” She shows how this suspicion toward texts forecloses many potential readings while providing no guarantee of rigorous or radical thought. Instead, she suggests, literary scholars should try what she calls “postcritical reading”: rather than looking behind a text for hidden causes and motives, literary scholars should place themselves in front of it and reflect on what it suggests and makes possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy bringing critique down to earth and exploring new modes of interpretation, \u003cem\u003eThe Limits of Critique\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh approach to the relationship between artistic works and the social world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145170890988,"sku":"9780226294032","price":108.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226294032-the-limits-of-critique.jpg?v=1786397349"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/rita-felski.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}