Towards a Critical Theory of Cultural Pragmatics: The Márkus Road

• Published in: Critical horizons : journal of social & critical theory Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 221 - 232
• Main Author: Grumley, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: "death of the author"; "death of the subject"; Authorship; Barthes; Barthes, Roland (1915-1980); Critical theory; cultural pragmatics; Foucault; Modernity; Márkus

At the time of his death in 2016 György Márkus's magnum opus on the culture of modernity that he laboured on throughout his post-Budapest period remained unfinished. This paper attempts to reconstruct the theory of Cultural Pragmatics that lay at the core of this immense project. The intention...