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OverviewFor more than fifteen years, Nomadic Subjects has guided discourse in continental philosophy and feminist theory, exploring the constitution of contemporary subjectivity, especially the concept of difference within European philosophy and political theory. Rosi Braidotti's creative style vividly renders a productive crisis of modernity. From a feminist perspective, she recasts embodiment, sexual difference, and complex concepts through relations to technology, historical events, and popular culture. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition retains all but two of Braidotti's original essays, including her investigations into epistemology's relation to the ""woman question;"" feminism and biomedical ethics; European feminism; and the possible relations between American feminism and European politics and philosophy. A new piece integrates Deleuze and Guattari's concept of the ""becoming-minoritarian"" more deeply into modern democratic thought, and a chapter on methodology explains Braidotti's methods while engaging with her critics. A new introduction muses on Braidotti's provocative legacy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rosi Braidotti (Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Utrecht University)Publisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.482kg ISBN: 9780231153898ISBN 10: 0231153899 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 24 May 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. By Way of Nomadism 2. Context and Generations 3. Sexual Difference Theory 4. On the Female Feminist Subject: From She-Self to She-Other 5. Sexual Difference as a Nomadic Political Project 6. Organs Without Bodies 7. Images Without Imagination 8. Mothers, Monsters, and Machines 9. Discontinuous Becomings: Deleuze and the Becoming-Woman of Philosophy 10. Envy and Ingratitude: Men in Feminism 11. Conclusion: Geometries of Passion-a Conversation Bibliography IndexReviewsBraidotti's conceptual analysis is more relevant now than ever. Written in her inimitable style, this second edition lays out the conceptual foundations Braidotti's later writing puts to work. This second edition reestablishes Braidotti as one of the most vibrant and important thinkers in poststructuralist feminism and adds to the first edition's key essays a selection of more recent work, concluding with an in-depth interview that clearly and frankly relates Braidotti's perspective to other positions in feminism, queer theory, and identity politics. This book exceeds the hyperboles one wants to draw upon to describe great books. By its title alone, Nomadic Subjects promises to avoid the cliches, oppositions, and warring political divides that have come to mark theory. Critical of the glibness of the present yet avoiding easy nostalgia or utopianism, Braidotti's work signals a new style adequate for twenty-first century horizons. Hers is a nomadic theory, refusing to be anchored in any camp or tradition yet a remarkable affirmation of the subject, even if that subject bears none of the usual (and now rather tiresome) attributes of self-possession, self-reflection, and self-consciousness. For anyone who feels somewhat jaded or beleaguered by theory, this book is a tonic, sounding the tone of the future. For all of those seeking a positive turn building on the powerful critique that so influenced the academy in recent decades, Rosi Braidotti offers an understanding of philosophy -- of thinking -- that she views as crucial to creative production. At a time when intellectual discourse is becoming increasingly disciplinary, Braidotti opens a path for broad discussion and debate. -- Elizabeth Weed, director, Pembroke Center, Brown University The second edition of Nomadic Subjects by Rosi Braidotti rightly proves that this book's legacy is well and alive after 15 years of its first publication... An essential read... Beautifully written... Her book in general is full of inspiration for change and a provocative call for feminism to move forward. -- Mujde Kliem Foucault Studies No 17, Apr 2014 Braidotti's conceptual analysis is more relevant now than ever. Written in her inimitable style, this second edition lays out the conceptual foundations Braidotti's later writing puts to work. This second edition reestablishes Braidotti as one of the most vibrant and important thinkers in poststructuralist feminism and adds to the first edition's key essays a selection of more recent work, concluding with an in-depth interview that clearly and frankly relates Braidotti's perspective to other positions in feminism, queer theory, and identity politics. This book exceeds the hyperboles one wants to draw upon to describe great books. By its title alone, Nomadic Subjects promises to avoid the cliches, oppositions, and warring political divides that have come to mark theory. Critical of the glibness of the present yet avoiding easy nostalgia or utopianism, Braidotti's work signals a new style adequate for twenty-first century horizons. Hers is a nomadic theory, refusing to be anchored in any camp or tradition yet a remarkable affirmation of the subject, even if that subject bears none of the usual (and now rather tiresome) attributes of self-possession, self-reflection, and self-consciousness. For anyone who feels somewhat jaded or beleaguered by theory, this book is a tonic, sounding the tone of the future. For all of those seeking a positive turn building on the powerful critique that so influenced the academy in recent decades, Rosi Braidotti offers an understanding of philosophy -- of thinking -- that she views as crucial to creative production. At a time when intellectual discourse is becoming increasingly disciplinary, Braidotti opens a path for broad discussion and debate. -- Elizabeth Weed, director, Pembroke Center, Brown University For all of those seeking a positive turn building on the powerful tradition of critique that so influenced the academy in recent decades, Braidotti offers an understanding of philosophy -- of thinking -- that she views as crucial to creative production. At a time when intellectual discourse is becoming increasingly disciplinary, Braidotti opens a path for broad discussion and debate. -- Elizabeth Weed, Brown University This second edition of Rosi Braidotti's ground-breaking Nomadic Subjects re-establishes her as one of the most vibrant and important thinkers in post-structuralist feminism, and adds to the key essays of the first edition a selection of more recent work, concluding with an in-depth interview that clearly and frankly relates her perspective to other positions in feminism, queer theory, and identity politics. -- Eugene W. Holland This book exceeds the hyperboles one wants to draw upon to describe great books. By its title alone, Braidotti's Nomadic Subjects promises to avoid the cliches, oppositions and warring political divides that have come to mark theory. At once critical of the glibness of the present, yet avoiding easy nostalgia or utopianism while remaining active Braidotti's work signals a new style adequate for twenty-first century horizons. Hers is a nomadic theory, refusing to be anchored in any camp or tradition, and yet also a remarkable affirmation of the subject, even if that subject bears none of the usual (and now rather tiresome) attributes of self-possession, self-reflection and self-consciousness. For anyone who feels somewhat jaded or beleaguered by theory - and who wouldn't? - this book is a tonic, sounding the tone of the future. -- Claire Colebrook, Sparks Professor of English, Penn State University Author InformationRosi Braidotti was born in Italy, raised in Australia, graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris, and became the founding professor of the women's studies program in Utrecht. She is Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University and founding director of its Centre for the Humanities. 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