Literary Resources -- Theory
This page is part of the Literary Resources collection maintained by Jack Lynch. Please direct comments and suggestions to jlynch@andromeda.rutgers.edu.
The term "theory" is used so broadly here as to mean very little; I welcome a more descriptive rubric.
- Voice of the Shuttle -- Theory
- ÉCLAT: The Essential Comparative Literature And Theory Site (Michael Strong and Brett Wilson, Penn) -- Information on Penn's program and links to other comp lit programs and resources.
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism (Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth, Hopkins) -- On-line version of the extensive print guide to theory and criticism.
- Literary Theory: A Literary Theory Project (Rice) -- Large general theory site.
- Illuminations: The Critical Theory Website (Univ. of Texas at Austin) -- Learned commentary on the works of the Frankfurt School, including Adorno, Benjamin, Fromm, Horkheimer, Habermas, Marcuse, Aggger, Best, Bronner, and Kellner.
- Literary Theory and Criticism: A Bibliography (José Angel García Landa, Universidad de Zaragoza) -- Very extensive bibliography (without annotations) of English authors and criticism. Many sources are in Spanish. Text only.
- Web Resources: Critical and Cultural Theory (GWU) -- Links on theory and cultural theory.
- www.theory.org.uk -- "A website about the realtionship between the mass media and people's identities, genders and everyday lives." Includes bibliographies and original essays. Very flashy and graphics-heavy.
- The Society for Critical Exchange (CWRU) -- Large site with annotated links.
- Manchester Institute for Popular Culture Website -- Information on the Institute, including news and events.
- Cultural Studies Center (Sarah Zupko) -- Extensive site on cultural studies and popular culture, including original essays and links.
- The Wellek Library Lecturer Bibliographies (UC Irvine) -- Very extensive bibliographies of works by and about major theorists.
- Would You Like Sprinkles With That? -- SWIRL: Theory at Southern Oregon: Your Guide to Post-Millenial Paradigms (Warren Hedges and Lisa Moren, SOU) -- Miscellaneous collection of cultural studies resources.
- Who's Who in Theory (Southern Oregon Univ.) -- Often flippant guide to major theorists.
- Cultural Theory (The English Server) -- Extensive and searchable collection of resources in theory and cultural studies.
- Theory and Culture (Tom Goldpaugh, Marist) -- Interesting hypertextual collection of material on theory and cultural studies, including many E-texts.
- Mobilis in Mobili: Theory (Mark Nunes, Dekalb) -- Miscellaneous links.
- Guide to Philosophy on the Internet (Suber, Earlham) -- Extensive list of resources.
- Postmodern Thought (Denver) -- Extensive and annotated list of resources.
- Site of Convergence: Autobiography & Post-Structuralism (Amy Freed and Robert Brown, Virginia Tech) -- Hypertextual exploration of autobiography.
- Random Postmodern Essay Generator (Monash) -- Good for a lark.
- Critical Approaches to Cultural Studies (McGill)
- HyperLiterature/HyperTheory HomePage (Virginia Tech) -- Includes a useful bibliography.
- Background Materials: Formalist and Structuralist Ideas -- Useful background information: short original essays, with suggested readings.
- Sites of Significance for Semiotics (Pascal Michelucci, Toronto) -- Good and extensive annotated list of links.
- Semiotics (Denver) -- Extensive and partially annotated list of links.
- Poems, Plays, and Prose: A Guide to the Theory of Literary Genres (Manfred Jahn, Univ. of Cologne) -- A worthy introduction to genre theory and narratology.
- Journals:
- CTHEORY -- "An international journal of theory, technology and culture."
- Exemplaria (Florida) -- A journal of theory in Medieval and Renaissance studies. Requires frames-compatible browser.
- Other Voices -- A Journal of Critical Thought (Penn) -- On-line journal.
- TEXTE (Toronto, Dept. of French) -- Tables of contents and information on the journal.
- Fabula -- An E-journal on fiction theory, supported by dozens of other resources: original essays, links, discussiong roups, and so on. Very well done. In French only, and requires frames.
- Literature and Cinema Journal -- A collection of essays ("seminars") "designed to record and reflect upon the course Literature and Cinema. Key themes addressed include comparative textuality, intertextuality, authorship and authority, genre and narrative and narration in literature and cinema."
- Individual Theorists:
- Bakhtin:
- Bakhtin Centre (Sheffield) -- Information on the Centre, along with a few links.
- Walter Benjamin:
- Maurice Blanchot:
- Harold Bloom:
- Hélène Cixous:
- Deleuze and Guattari:
- Paul de Man:
- Michel Foucault:
- A Genealogy of Foucault (Ben Attias, California State Univ., Northridge) -- Includes primary bibliography, original essays, and links.
- Sigmund Freud:
- The Freud Web (David B. Stevenson, Brown) -- Biographical notes, chronology, and original commentary.
- Edmund Husserl:
- The Husserl Page (Bob Sandmeyer, Univ. of Kentucky) -- Biography, primary bibliography, E-texts, and some secondary sources, with annotated links. Well done.
- Jacques Lacan:
- Lacanian Links (Timothy Leuers, Kurume Univ., Japan) -- Well designed and extensive annotated list of Lacan resources.
- Jacques Lyotard:
- I. A. Richards:
- I. A. Richards (John Constable, Kyoto Univ., Japan) -- Introduction, chronological list of publications, and links. Requires frames.
This page, part of the larger collection of literary resources, is maintained by Jack Lynch.