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Althusser's Lesson
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Jacques Rancière's first major work, Althusser's Lesson, appeared in 1974, just as the energies of May '68 were losing ground to the calls for a return to order. Rancière's analysis of Althusserian Marxism unfolds against this background: what is the relationship between the return to order and the enthusiasm which greeted the publication of Althusser's Reply to John Lewis in 1973?
How to explain the rehabilitation of a philosophy that had been declared ‘dead and buried on the barricades of May 68'? What had changed? The answer to this question takes the form of a genealogy of Althusserianism that is, simultaneously, an account of the emergence of militant student movements in the '60s, of the arrival of Maoism in France, and of how May '68 rearranged all the pieces anew.
Encompassing the book's distinctive combination of theoretical analysis and historical description is a question that has guided Rancière's thought ever since: how do theories of subversion become the rationale for order?
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Althusser's Lesson by Jacques Rancière has been praised for its precise translation and valuable insight into Rancière's early thought and the development of French philosophy in the 1970s. The book is described as both fiery and moving, providing a compelling account of the political implications of academic Marxist discourse and institutional left politics. Its translation is noted for being readable and contextually informed, and it invites critical dialogue across academia, activism, and the broader political landscape.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350009110
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 March 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Jacques 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.
Emiliano Battista is the translator of Jacques Rancière's Althusser's Lesson (Continuum, 2011) and Film Fables (Berg, 2006).
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