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Jacques Ranciere's work circulates widely these days, but it is rarely well-understood. Sam Chambers' The Lessons of Ranciere will change that. Distinguishing Ranciere's project from the anarchism and Arendtianism with which it is often associated, Chambers gives pride of place to Ranciere's historically-situated emancipatory politics of equality and argues that contemporary queer activism is its best exemplar now. Tracking the contingencies of Ranciere's (mis-)translation into English, the stakes of different approaches to his work, and the debates to which Ranciere is a key contributor (humanism, critical theory, subjectivation, and more), Chambers offers a thoroughgoing analysis of the contribution Ranciere stands to make to political and critical theory now. GPS-like, this book will help all readers of Ranciere get their bearings in the space and time of contemporary political theory. * Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University *

<br> Jacques Ranci re's work circulates widely these days, but it is rarely well-understood. Sam Chambers' The Lessons of Ranci re will change that. Distinguishing Ranci re's project from the anarchism and Arendtianism with which it is often associated, Chambers gives pride of place to Ranci re's historically-situated emancipatory politics of equality and argues that contemporary queer activism is its best exemplar now. Tracking the contingencies of Ranci re's (mis-)translation into English, the stakes of different approaches to his work, and the debates to which Ranci re is a key contributor (humanism, critical theory, subjectivation, and more), Chambers offers a thoroughgoing analysis of the contribution Ranci re stands to make to political and critical theory now. GPS-like, this book will help all readers of Ranci re get their bearings in the space and time of contemporary political theory. -- Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University <br><p><br>

<br> Jacques Ranci re's work circulates widely these days, but it is rarely well-understood. Sam Chambers' The Lessons of Ranci re will change that. Distinguishing Ranci re's project from the anarchism and Arendtianism with which it is often associated, Chambers gives pride of place to Ranci re's historically-situated emancipatory politics of equality and argues that contemporary queer activism is its best exemplar now. Tracking the contingencies of Ranci re's (mis-)translation into English, the stakes of different approaches to his work, and the debates to which Ranci re is a key contributor (humanism, critical theory, subjectivation, and more), Chambers offers a thoroughgoing analysis of the contribution Ranci re stands to make to political and critical theory now. GPS-like, this book will help all readers of Ranci re get their bearings in the space and time of contemporary political theory. -- Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University <br><p><br> This is a remarkably deft engagement with Ranci re and his interpreters. Chambers persistently refuses to let the latter capture Ranci re for their particular projects, stressing rather his distinctiveness and radicality. In fact, we discover that there are no enumerable 'lessons' to be learned; only a set of unruly challenges to established positions in contemporary political theory. This book sparkles with insights. -- Stephen White, James Hart Professor of Politics, University of Virginia <br><p><br>

Jacques Ranciere's work circulates widely these days, but it is rarely well-understood. Sam Chambers' The Lessons of Ranciere will change that. Distinguishing Ranciere's project from the anarchism and Arendtianism with which it is often associated, Chambers gives pride of place to Ranciere's historically-situated emancipatory politics of equality and argues that contemporary queer activism is its best exemplar now. Tracking the contingencies of Ranciere's (mis-)translation into English, the stakes of different approaches to his work, and the debates to which Ranciere is a key contributor (humanism, critical theory, subjectivation, and more), Chambers offers a thoroughgoing analysis of the contribution Ranciere stands to make to political and critical theory now. GPS-like, this book will help all readers of Ranciere get their bearings in the space and time of contemporary political theory. -- Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University This is a remarkably deft engagement with Ranciere and his interpreters. Chambers persistently refuses to let the latter capture Ranciere for their particular projects, stressing rather his distinctiveness and radicality. In fact, we discover that there are no enumerable 'lessons' to be learned; only a set of unruly challenges to established positions in contemporary political theory. This book sparkles with insights. -- Stephen White, James Hart Professor of Politics, University of Virginia

Jacques Ranciere's work circulates widely these days, but it is rarely well-understood. Sam Chambers' The Lessons of Ranciere will change that. Distinguishing Ranciere's project from the anarchism and Arendtianism with which it is often associated, Chambers gives pride of place to Ranciere's historically-situated emancipatory politics of equality and argues that contemporary queer activism is its best exemplar now. Tracking the contingencies of Ranciere's (mis-)translation into English, the stakes of different approaches to his work, and the debates to which Ranciere is a key contributor (humanism, critical theory, subjectivation, and more), Chambers offers a thoroughgoing analysis of the contribution Ranciere stands to make to political and critical theory now. GPS-like, this book will help all readers of Ranciere get their bearings in the space and time of contemporary political theory. Bonnie Honig, Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University

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Samuel A. Chambers is Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University.

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