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1 online resource (xxxv, 216 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : resistance in times of crisis / Stijn De Cauwer -- A critical Europe can do it! : interview with Rosi Braidotti / conducted by Joost de Bloois -- We should be modest, when it comes to the designation of the possible subjects of a new politics : interview with Jacques Ranciere / conducted and translated by Stijn De Cauwer and Gert-Jan Meyntjens -- The history of the notion of crisis : interview with Joseph Vogl / conducted and translated by Sven Fabre and Arne Vanraes -- Neoliberalism against the promise of modernity : interview with Wendy Brown / conducted by Joost de Bloois -- The European Union is a cage : interview with Antonio Negri / conducted and translated by Stijn De Cauwer and Gert-Jan Meyntjens -- We need to have a clear alternative : interview with Tariq Ali / conducted by Stijn De Cauwer -- Finance is an extractive sector : interview with Saskia Sassen / conducted by Tim Christiaens and Massimiliano Simons -- How to think a war machine? : interview with Maurizio Lazzarato / conducted by Tim Christiaens and Stijn De Cauwer ; translated by Tim Christiaens -- The creativity dispositive : labor reform by stealth : interview with Angela McRobbie / conducted by Stijn De Cauwer, Gert-Jan Meyntjens, and Heidi Peeters -- The idea of crisis : interview with Jean-Luc Nancy / conducted and translated by Erik Meganck and Evelien Van Beeck -- Terror and the rejection of sense : interview with Jean-Luc Nancy / conducted and translated by Erik Meganck and Evelien Van Beeck -- Community in crisis : a letter exchange between Zygmunt Bauman and Roberto Esposito / translated by Jolien Paeleman. |
| Summary |
Critical Theory at a Crossroads presents conversations with prominent theorists about the crises that have marked the past years and the use of the term ""crisis"" in political discourse. They offer their views on contemporary challenges and how we might address them, candidly discussing the alternatives that new social movements have offered. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Critical theory.
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Critical theory. |
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Power (Social sciences) -- Europe.
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Power (Social sciences) |
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Europe. |
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Political participation -- Europe.
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critical theories (dialectical critiques) |
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Political participation. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
| Added Author |
Cauwer, Stijn De, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Critical theory at a crossroads. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 9780231186780 (DLC) 2018014924 (OCoLC)1037883557 |
| ISBN |
9780231546836 (electronic book) |
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0231546831 (electronic book) |
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9780231186780 |
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0231186789 |
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9780231186797 |
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0231186797 |
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