Jacques Ranciere and the Contemporary Scene
The Philosophy of Radical Equality
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2012
288 pages
978-1-4411-5297-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book forms the first critical
study of Jacques Ranciere's impact and contribution to contemporary theoretical
and interdisciplinary studies. It showcases the work of leading scholars in
fields such as political theory, history and aesthetic theory; each of whom are
uniquely situated to engage with the novelty of Ranciere's thinking within
their respective fields.
Each of the essays provides an
investigation into the critical stance Ranciere takes towards his
contemporaries, concentrating on the versatile application of his thought to
diverse fields of study (including, political and education theory, cinema
studies, literary and aesthetic theory, and historical studies). The aim of
this collection is to use the critical interventions Ranciere's writing makes
on current topics and themes as a way of offering new critical perspectives on
his thought. Wielding their individual expertise, each contributor assesses his
perspectives and positions on thinkers and topics of contemporary importance.
The edition includes a new essay by Jacques Ranciere, which charts the
different problems and motivations that have shaped his work.
study of Jacques Ranciere's impact and contribution to contemporary theoretical
and interdisciplinary studies. It showcases the work of leading scholars in
fields such as political theory, history and aesthetic theory; each of whom are
uniquely situated to engage with the novelty of Ranciere's thinking within
their respective fields.
Each of the essays provides an
investigation into the critical stance Ranciere takes towards his
contemporaries, concentrating on the versatile application of his thought to
diverse fields of study (including, political and education theory, cinema
studies, literary and aesthetic theory, and historical studies). The aim of
this collection is to use the critical interventions Ranciere's writing makes
on current topics and themes as a way of offering new critical perspectives on
his thought. Wielding their individual expertise, each contributor assesses his
perspectives and positions on thinkers and topics of contemporary importance.
The edition includes a new essay by Jacques Ranciere, which charts the
different problems and motivations that have shaped his work.
Reviews / Votes
This finely tuned collection of writings from some of the most astute readers of Jacques Ranciere throughout the world not only engages the analytics of his work, but put his insights to work. Ranciere's own contribution - as a reader of his readers - is nothing less than incisive. In short, Deranty and Ross have edited a stellar set of essays that will become a primary source for anyone interested in the singularly unique, multidisciplinary aspects of Ranciere's critical ideas. This collection of essays is a testament to the breadth and depth of the influence of Ranciere's project to date. Staged as a series of specific interventions into the various fields that he has engaged with-ranging from film theory and aesthetics to history, pedagogy, politics, work and emancipation-it provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of perspectives that appropriately mirrors Ranciere's forceful impact on the contemporary scene. The final essay is a fitting capstone to this important collection since Ranciere himself provides a sustained reflection on his own asystematic work as an idiosyncratic analysis of the work of dissensus that is at one and the same time a performative manifestation thereof.More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-5297-8 (9781441152978)
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The Philosophy of Radical Equality
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Persons
Jean-Philippe Deranty is Associate
Professor in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. In addition
to his monograph on Axel Honneth, Beyond
Communication (Brill, 2009) and several edited collections on contemporary
Critical Theory, he is the editor of Jacques
Ranciere: Key Concepts (Acumen, July 2010).
Alison Ross is Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory at Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of The Aesthetic Paths
of Philosophy (Stanford UP, 2007) and the editor of The Agamben Effect
(South Atlantic Quarterly, 2008).
Professor in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. In addition
to his monograph on Axel Honneth, Beyond
Communication (Brill, 2009) and several edited collections on contemporary
Critical Theory, he is the editor of Jacques
Ranciere: Key Concepts (Acumen, July 2010).
Alison Ross is Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory at Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of The Aesthetic Paths
of Philosophy (Stanford UP, 2007) and the editor of The Agamben Effect
(South Atlantic Quarterly, 2008).
Content
Acknowledgements \ Contributor Notes \ 1. Jacques
Ranciere and the Contemporary Scene: The Evidence of Equality and the Practice
of Writing Jean-Philippe Deranty and Alison Ross \ 2. Movies as the Great
Democratic Art Form of the Modern World (Notes on Ranciere) JM Bernstein \ 3. 'Godard
and Ranciere: Automatism, Montage, Thinking' Lisa Trahair \ 4. The Names in
History: Ranciere's New Historical Poetics Dmitri Nikulin \ 5. Equality in the Romantic Art Form: The
Hegelian Background to Jacques Ranciere's 'Aesthetic Revolution' Alison Ross \ 6.
No time or place for universal teaching:
The Ignorant Schoolmaster and contemporary work on pedagogy Caroline Pelletier
\ 7. Ranciere and Anarchism Todd May \ 8. Ranciere's utopian politics Paul
Patton \ 9. Hannah Arendt and the Philosophical Repression of Politics Andrew
Schaap \10. The Many Marx of Jacques
Ranciere Emmanuel Renault \ 11. Work in the writings of Jacques Ranciere Jean-Philippe
Deranty \ 12. Work, identity, subject Jacques Ranciere \ Bibliography\ Index
Ranciere and the Contemporary Scene: The Evidence of Equality and the Practice
of Writing Jean-Philippe Deranty and Alison Ross \ 2. Movies as the Great
Democratic Art Form of the Modern World (Notes on Ranciere) JM Bernstein \ 3. 'Godard
and Ranciere: Automatism, Montage, Thinking' Lisa Trahair \ 4. The Names in
History: Ranciere's New Historical Poetics Dmitri Nikulin \ 5. Equality in the Romantic Art Form: The
Hegelian Background to Jacques Ranciere's 'Aesthetic Revolution' Alison Ross \ 6.
No time or place for universal teaching:
The Ignorant Schoolmaster and contemporary work on pedagogy Caroline Pelletier
\ 7. Ranciere and Anarchism Todd May \ 8. Ranciere's utopian politics Paul
Patton \ 9. Hannah Arendt and the Philosophical Repression of Politics Andrew
Schaap \10. The Many Marx of Jacques
Ranciere Emmanuel Renault \ 11. Work in the writings of Jacques Ranciere Jean-Philippe
Deranty \ 12. Work, identity, subject Jacques Ranciere \ Bibliography\ Index
