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Jean-Francois Lyotard
Kiff Bamford
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Description for Jean-Francois Lyotard
Paperback. Kiff Bamford traces the circuitous journey of Jean-Francois Lyotard life and work, unravelling the thrust of Lyotard's main philosophical arguments, his struggle with thinking and his confrontation with the task of writing and thinking philosophy differently. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of the most important, and complex, French thinkers of the twentieth century. Best known in the English-speaking world for his book The Postmodern Condition, the multi-faceted nature of Lyotard's work has often been obscured by its sometimes problematic association with the postmodern. His life refuses to follow the clear trajectory common to academics in France: it stalls and hesitates, with Lyotard's first 'career' consisting of fifteen years of militant Marxist political engagement. Kiff Bamford traces this circuitous journey, unravelling the thrust of Lyotard's main philosophical arguments, his struggle with thinking and his confrontation with the task ... Read more
Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of the most important, and complex, French thinkers of the twentieth century. Best known in the English-speaking world for his book The Postmodern Condition, the multi-faceted nature of Lyotard's work has often been obscured by its sometimes problematic association with the postmodern. His life refuses to follow the clear trajectory common to academics in France: it stalls and hesitates, with Lyotard's first 'career' consisting of fifteen years of militant Marxist political engagement. Kiff Bamford traces this circuitous journey, unravelling the thrust of Lyotard's main philosophical arguments, his struggle with thinking and his confrontation with the task ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780238081
SKU
V9781780238081
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About Kiff Bamford
Kiff Bamford is an artist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Art, Architecture and Design at Leeds Beckett University. He is the author of Lyotard and the 'Figural' in Performance, Art and Writing (2012).
Reviews for Jean-Francois Lyotard
'A magisterial introduction to a complex but important thinker that elucidates and contextualises the writer in equal measure.' - Andy Stafford, Senior Lecturer in French Studies, University of Leeds, and author of Roland Barthes; 'An impressively detailed survey of Jean-Francois Lyotard's work and cultural milieu, that fills a real gap in Lyotard studies.' - Stuart Sim, Professor in Critical Theory ... Read more