Interventions in Contemporary Thought

Download or read book Interventions in Contemporary Thought written by Rockhill Gabriel Rockhill and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a critical eye, Gabriel Rockhill guides you through complex debates in history, politics and aesthetics, giving you an overview of key issues and central figures, including Foucault, Derrida, Castoriadis, Badiou and Ranciere.Rockhill also engages in a nuanced exploration of recent work that calls into question the stereotype of 'prominent figures' and 'intellectual movements. Far from hiding behind towering figures of the intellectual world, Rockhill stakes out positions in relationship to them and formulates precise arguments in favour of a new understanding of the historical relationship between art and politics.