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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791978703321

Autore

Tanke Joseph J.

Titolo

Jacques Rancière : an introduction / / Joseph J. Tanke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-4411-3504-9

1-283-08929-7

9786613089298

1-4411-9473-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Philosophy - Political aspects

Philosophy - Aesthetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 FOR A CRITIQUE OF PHILOSOPHY; CHAPTER 2 POLITICS BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION; CHAPTER 3 RETRIEVING THE POLITICS OF AESTHETICS; CHAPTER 4 REGIMES OF CINEMA; CHAPTER 5 BEYOND RANCIÈRE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Jacques Rancière: An Introduction offers the first comprehensive introduction to the thought of one of today's most important and influential theorists. Joseph Tanke situates Rancière's distinctive approach against the backdrop of Continental philosophy and extends his insights into current discussions of art and politics.   Tanke explains how Rancière's ideas allow us to understand art as having a deeper social role than is customarily assigned to it, as well as how political opposition can be revitalized.   The book presents Rancière's body of work as a coherent whole, tracing key notions su