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Jacques Ranciere: History, Politics, Aesthetics
Gabriel Rockhill
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Description for Jacques Ranciere: History, Politics, Aesthetics
Paperback. A collection that examines the work of cultural and political theorist Jacques Ranciere. Editor(s): Rockhill, Gabriel; Watts, Philip. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
The French philosopher Jacques Rancière has influenced disciplines from history and philosophy to political theory, literature, art history, and film studies. His research into nineteenth-century workers’ archives, reflections on political equality, critique of the traditional division between intellectual and manual labor, and analysis of the place of literature, film, and art in modern society have all constituted major contributions to contemporary thought. In this collection, leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, literary theory, and cultural criticism engage Rancière’s work, illuminating its originality, breadth, and rigor, as well as its place in current debates. They also explore the relationships between ... Read more
The French philosopher Jacques Rancière has influenced disciplines from history and philosophy to political theory, literature, art history, and film studies. His research into nineteenth-century workers’ archives, reflections on political equality, critique of the traditional division between intellectual and manual labor, and analysis of the place of literature, film, and art in modern society have all constituted major contributions to contemporary thought. In this collection, leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, literary theory, and cultural criticism engage Rancière’s work, illuminating its originality, breadth, and rigor, as well as its place in current debates. They also explore the relationships between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822345060
SKU
V9780822345060
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About Gabriel Rockhill
Garbiel Rockhill is an assistant professor of philosophy at Villanova University. He is edited and translated Jacques Rancière’s The Politics of Aesthetics. Philip Watts is an associate professor of French at Columbia University. He is the author of Allegories of the Purge: How Literature Responded to the Postwar Trials of Writers and Intellectuals in France. Philip Watts is Associate ... Read more
Reviews for Jacques Ranciere: History, Politics, Aesthetics
“Each chapter in this volume is an engaging and valuable critical engagement with Rancière, and, while the book as a whole makes a persuasive case for a thorough and urgent reading of Rancière’s work, it is also a useful critical supplement to it.” - Patrick Ffrench, French Studies “This timely collection of essays should finally jump-start the English-speaking conversation about ... Read more