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OverviewDissensus: On Politics and Aesthetics brings together some of Jacques Rancière's key recent writings on art and politics to show the critical potential of two of his most important concepts: the aesthetics of politics and the politics of aesthetics. In this illuminating collection, Rancière engages in a radical critique of some of his major contemporaries on questions of art and politics: Gilles Deleuze, Antonio Negri, Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou and Jacques Derrida. The essays show how Rancière's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in both art and politics, including the events surrounding 9/11, war in the contemporary consensual age, and the ethical turn in aesthetics and politics. Rancière elaborates new directions for the concepts of politics and communism, as well as the notion of what a 'politics of art' might be. With a brand new introduction from the translator this is a superb collection of the work of one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacques Rancière (University of Paris VIII, France) , Steven Corcoran , Steven CorcoranPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.324kg ISBN: 9781847064455ISBN 10: 1847064450 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 17 January 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAn accessible introduction to Ranciere's thought and an essential collection of his essays. --, Rewarding in its scholarly engagemenet with Derrida, Arendt, Lyotard et al ... [Ranciere] has a certain sardonic precision. --The Guardian "Rewarding in its scholarly engagement with Derrida, Arendt, Lyotard et al ... [Rancière] has a certain sardonic precision. -- The Guardian ""Steven Corcoran has provided a timely and coherently organized collection of Rancière's short writings, one that can stand as a solid introduction to the author's thought...There is a distinct shift of emphasis that occurs in Rancière's writings around the late 1990's, however, and the task of a good collection would be to capture both periods and the thematic interaction between them. The writings gathered here, which date from 1996 to 2004, perform both tasks admirably...For those who seek to get a sense of both the richness and the breadth of the work of one of the most significant thinkers of our time, Dissensus provides a valuable resource. I can think of no better starting point than this collection."" -Todd May, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews An accessible introduction to Rancière's thought and an essential collection of his essays. -- Marx & Philosophy Review of Books Title mention in Times Higher Education, January 2010" Author InformationJacques Rancière taught at the University of Paris VIII, France, from 1969 to 2000, occupying the Chair of Aesthetics and Politics from 1990 until his retirement. Steven Corcoran is a writer and translator living in Berlin. He has edited and/or translated several works by Jacques Rancière, including Dissensus (Continuum, 2010), and two works by Alain Badiou, Polemics (Verso, 2006) and Conditions (Continuum, 2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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