Poststructuralism

The following works give useful outlines of poststructuralism:
 * Davis, C. After Poststructuralism: Reading, Stories and Theory, Routledge, London, 2004
 * Williams, J, Understanding Poststructuralism, Acumen, Chesham, 2005

The following works give useful outlines of poststructuralism as it relates to education:
 * Martausewicz, R. Seeking Passage: Post-Structuralism, Pedagogy and Ethics, Teachers College
 * Press, Columbia University 2001
 * Peters, M (ed.), Naming the Multiple: Poststructuralism and Education, Bergin and Garvey,
 * Westport, CN, 1998
 * St.Pierre, E & Pillow, W, Working the Ruins: Feminist Poststructural Theory and Methods in
 * Education, Routledge, New York, 2000

The following works give a general overview of poststructuralism and postmodernism from a literary theory perspective:


 * Barry, P. Beginning theory: an introduction to literary and cultural theory. Manchester
 * University Press, Manchester, 2002.
 * Barthes, Roland. Elements of Semiology. New York: Hill and Wang, 1967.
 * Cuddon, J. A. Dictionary of Literary Terms & Literary Theory. London: Penguin, 1998.
 * Eagleton, T. Literary theory: an introduction Basil Blackwell, Oxford,1983.
 * Foucault, Michel. Society Must be Defended. (Trans. David Macey). Bertani, Mauro & Fontana,
 * Alessandro (eds.). Picador, NY 2003.
 * Lévinas, Emmanuel. Humanism of the Other. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2003. p. 11-:12.
 * Ryan, M. Literary theory: a practical introduction Blackwell Publishers Inc,
 * Massachusetts,1999.
 * Wolfreys, J & Baker, W (eds). Literary theories: a case study in critical performance.
 * Macmillan Press, Hong Kong,1996.

Discussion questions and essay ideas

 * How can poststructuralism be defined?
 * What are some practical applications for ideas related to poststructuralism?