
Thinking with Balibar
A Lexicon of Conceptual Practice
Fordham University Press
Published on 7. July 2020
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-8232-8851-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, the first sustained critical work on the French political philosopher Etienne Balibar, collects essays by sixteen prominent philosophers, psychoanalysts, anthropologists, sociologists, and literary critics who each identify, define, and explore a central concept in Balibar's thought. The result is a hybrid lexicon-engagement that makes clear the depth and importance of Balibar's contribution to the most urgent topics in contemporary thought.
The book shows the continuing vitality of materialist thought across the humanities and social sciences and will be fundamental for understanding the philosophical bases of the contemporary left critique of globalization, neoliberalism, and the articulation of race, racism, and economic exploitation.
Contributors: Emily Apter, Etienne Balbar, J. M. Bernstein, Judith Butler, Monique David-Menard, Hanan Elsayed, Didier Fassin, Stathis Gourgouris, Bernard E. Harcourt, Jacques Lezra, Patrice Maniglier, Warren Montag, Adi Ophir, Bruce Robbins, Ann Laura Stoler, Gary Wilder
The book shows the continuing vitality of materialist thought across the humanities and social sciences and will be fundamental for understanding the philosophical bases of the contemporary left critique of globalization, neoliberalism, and the articulation of race, racism, and economic exploitation.
Contributors: Emily Apter, Etienne Balbar, J. M. Bernstein, Judith Butler, Monique David-Menard, Hanan Elsayed, Didier Fassin, Stathis Gourgouris, Bernard E. Harcourt, Jacques Lezra, Patrice Maniglier, Warren Montag, Adi Ophir, Bruce Robbins, Ann Laura Stoler, Gary Wilder
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New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
691 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-8851-9 (9780823288519)
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Persons
Ann Laura Stoler (Edited By)
Ann Laura Stoler is Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research where she directs the Institute for Critical Social Inquiry. Her most recent book is Duress: Imperial Durabilities in Our Times (Duke, 2016).
Stathis Gourgouris (Edited By)
Stathis Gourgouris is Professor of Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University. His most recent book is The Perils of the One (Columbia, 2019).
Jacques Lezra (Edited By)
Jacques Lezra is Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies at the University of California-Riverside. His most recent book is On the Nature of Marx's Things: Translation as Necrophilology (Fordham, 2018).
Ann Laura Stoler is Willy Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research where she directs the Institute for Critical Social Inquiry. Her most recent book is Duress: Imperial Durabilities in Our Times (Duke, 2016).
Stathis Gourgouris (Edited By)
Stathis Gourgouris is Professor of Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University. His most recent book is The Perils of the One (Columbia, 2019).
Jacques Lezra (Edited By)
Jacques Lezra is Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies at the University of California-Riverside. His most recent book is On the Nature of Marx's Things: Translation as Necrophilology (Fordham, 2018).
Content
Preface vii
Introduction: Balibar and the Philosophy of the Concept
Warren Montag 1
Anthropological
Bruce Robbins 15
Border-Concept (of the Political)
Stathis Gourgouris 28
Civil Religion: Secularism as Religion?
Judith Butler 45
Concept
Etienne Balibar 54
Contre- / Counter-
Bernard E. Harcourt 71
Conversion
Monique David-Menard 85
Cosmopolitics
Emily Apter 94
Interior Frontiers
Ann Laura Stoler 117
Materialism
Patrice Maniglier 140
The Political
Adi Ophir 158
Punishment
Didier Fassin 183
Race
Hanan Elsayed 193
Relation
Jacques Lezra 211
Rights
J. M. Bernstein 230
Solidarity
Gary Wilder 253
Bibliography 275
List of Contributors 311
Index 315
Introduction: Balibar and the Philosophy of the Concept
Warren Montag 1
Anthropological
Bruce Robbins 15
Border-Concept (of the Political)
Stathis Gourgouris 28
Civil Religion: Secularism as Religion?
Judith Butler 45
Concept
Etienne Balibar 54
Contre- / Counter-
Bernard E. Harcourt 71
Conversion
Monique David-Menard 85
Cosmopolitics
Emily Apter 94
Interior Frontiers
Ann Laura Stoler 117
Materialism
Patrice Maniglier 140
The Political
Adi Ophir 158
Punishment
Didier Fassin 183
Race
Hanan Elsayed 193
Relation
Jacques Lezra 211
Rights
J. M. Bernstein 230
Solidarity
Gary Wilder 253
Bibliography 275
List of Contributors 311
Index 315