Crossing Borders: Reception Theory, Poststructuralism, Deconstruction

by Robert C. Holub

Crossing Borders explores the question of what happens to theory when it literally crosses borders from one culture to another. The author investigates the histories of reception theory, poststructuralism and deconstruction in postwar Germany and the United States. He looks at how imported theories assume a place in the political discourse of a country, and how indigenous intellectual traditions and prejudices affect, modify, or even distort foreign theories.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Robert C. Holub (August 22, 1949 – August 27, 2023) was an American germanist and university professor and administrator. He served as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.