For the woman more accustomed to singing Missoni's praises than singing lullabies comes Amy Allen's irresistible This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade. Filled from cover to cover with sumptuous full color illustrations by Eun-Kyung Kung, This Little Piggy Went to Prada presents classic nursery rhymes with a thoroughly modern and charmingly ironic spin that will make the most sleepless fashionista mom smile, even when she's knee-deep in diapers.

This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade

Humor & Entertainment

Allen, Amy

Humor

It Books

Harpercollins

Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self's autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power relations that constitute the self. Allen's theoretical framework illuminates both aspects of what she calls, following Foucault, the "politics of our selves." It analyzes power in all its depth and complexity, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. Drawing on original and critical readings of a diverse group of theorists, including Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, and Seyla Benhabib, Allen shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Her argument is a significant and vital contribution to feminist theory and to critical social theory, both of which have long grappled with the relationship between power and agency.If critical theory is to be truly critical, Allen argues, it will have to pay greater attention to the phenomenon of subjection, and will have to think through the challenges that the notion of subjection poses for the critical-theoretical conception of autonomy. In particular, Allen discusses in detail how the normative aspirations of Habermasian critical theory need to be recast in light of Foucault's and Butler's account of subjection. This book is original both in its attempt to think of power and autonomy simultaneously and in its effort to bring the work of Foucault and Habermas into a productive dialogue.

The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 43)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Columbia University Press

While post- and decolonial theorists have thoroughly debunked the idea of historical progress as a Eurocentric, imperialist, and neocolonialist fallacy, many of the most prominent contemporary thinkers associated with the Frankfurt School―Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth, and Rainer Forst―have defended ideas of progress, development, and modernity and have even made such ideas central to their normative claims. Can the Frankfurt School's goal of radical social change survive this critique? And what would a decolonized critical theory look like? Amy Allen fractures critical theory from within by dispensing with its progressive reading of history while retaining its notion of progress as a political imperative, so eloquently defended by Adorno. Critical theory, according to Allen, is the best resource we have for achieving emancipatory social goals. In reimagining a decolonized critical theory after the end of progress, she rescues it from oblivion and gives it a future.

The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 36)

Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis (New Directions in Critical Theory, 73)

Does critical theory still need psychoanalysis? In Critique on the Couch, Amy Allen offers a cogent and convincing defense of its ongoing relevance. Countering the overly rationalist and progressivist interpretations of psychoanalysis put forward by contemporary critical theorists such as Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth, Allen argues that the work of Melanie Klein offers an underutilized resource. She draws on Freud, Klein, and Lacan to develop a more realistic strand of psychoanalytic thinking that centers on notions of loss, negativity, ambivalence, and mourning. Far from leading to despair, such an understanding of human subjectivity functions as a foundation of creativity, productive self-transformation, and progressive social change. At a time when critical theorists are increasingly returning to psychoanalytic thought to diagnose the dysfunctions of our politics, this book opens up new ways of understanding the political implications of psychoanalysis while preserving the progressive, emancipatory aims of critique.

The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

Lit from Within: The Sacred Path to Healthy Self-Esteem and Permanent Weight Loss is a powerful and innovative approach to losing weight and loving yourself by healing at the root of the root of the real issues of obesity and self-hatred. It is about true beauty, integrity, and healthy self-esteem which is earned by making choices that are congruent with what you want. You know what to do to lose weight and love yourself; you just don't understand why you won't do it! Quit asking “why” and starting asking the real question: "How do I heal?" You will gain a deeper understanding of yourself, the beliefs driving your decisions, clarity on what you really want, and ways to create health and beauty with intentionality. This innovative approach offers a unique blend of truthful self-inquiry, spiritual insights and practices, as well as practical tools to implement these concepts into action. As we all know too well: true transformation comes from within, not from a short-term diet or New Year's resolution. This level of self-responsibility and self-care is truly a sacred endeavor. You have wanted to be thin, beautiful, and confident your whole life. You have wanted to feel good in your own skin and love your unique being in the world. Create that now by transforming yourself within so that what you experience on the outside is a true reflection of your inner beauty. Nutrition and exercise are not even worth discussing until you have done the work in Lit from Within.

Lit from Within: The Sacred Path to Healthy Self-Esteem and Permanent Weight Loss

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diets & Weight Loss

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This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade

This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade

The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 43)

The Politics of Our Selves: Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 43)

The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 36)

The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory (New Directions in Critical Theory, 36)

Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis (New Directions in Critical Theory, 73)

Critique on the Couch: Why Critical Theory Needs Psychoanalysis (New Directions in Critical Theory, 73)

The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

Lit from Within: The Sacred Path to Healthy Self-Esteem and Permanent Weight Loss