Description: In essays on film, literature, capitalism, and the university, this book illuminates and deepens the understanding of the parasite as a concept metaphor for cultural and social critique.
Brief description: Peter Hitchcock is Professor of English at the Graduate Center and Baruch College, City University of New York, USA.
Review Quotes:
"A useful book at a time when 'extractionism' has become epochal. Parasitical Logic in Culture and Society shows that the parasite is with us not only biologically, socially, and economically, but more persistently 'logically': methodo-logically, anthropo-logically, and philo-logically. Parasitism is a 'perfect logic, ' as one contributor points out, but it can coexist with other logics, for example that of mutualism." --Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Professor of Philosophy, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
"This book compellingly demonstrates that metaphors of parasitism are ubiquitous in our world, from zombie video games to Marxist political theory. More than that, it reveals that thinking parasitically is a way to unlock exciting new interdisciplinary insights." --Macs Smith, Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, University College London, UK