Think Like an Archipelago by Michael Wiedorn

Think Like an Archipelago by Michael Wiedorn

The question of difference has long played a central role in the literary and philosophical traditions of the West, however to think differently, Glissant suggests focusing elsewhere: on the post-plantation societies of the Caribbean, and the Americas more broadly. For Glissant, paradoxical lessons drawn from the natural and cultural realities of the Caribbean can point to new ways of thinking and being in the world: in other words, to the creation of what Glissant calls a "new category of literature," and in turn to the attainment of his utopian political vision. Thinking through such paradoxes, Wiedorn demonstrates, can offer new perspectives on the old questions of totality, alterity, teleology, and the potential of philosophy itself.

"Michael Wiedorn has produced a most compelling account of the way Édouard Glissant thinks, or at least of the kind of thinking enabled, even solicited or enacted, by the Martinican author's writingsWiedorn's book lives up admirably to the promise of its title, comprising as this does two very different—almost cognitively dissonant—projects." — French Studies

"…if you are very immersed in debates about Glissant you will probably want to buy this well-written and structured book. It is particularly good on the specificities of Glissant's work, especially his later writing … I found Wiedorn's book an attentive and useful read, reflecting how Glissant's contribution continues to be interpreted in new and interesting ways." — Jonathan Pugh, Island Studies Journal

"The book's use of the central concept of paradox is both original and convincing, and allows Wiedorn to reframe many of the issues surrounding Glissant's thought in a new and illuminating way." — Celia Britton, author of Édouard Glissant and Postcolonial Theory: Strategies of Language and Resistance

Michael Wiedorn is Assistant Professor of French at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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ISBN 13	9781438467030
ISBN 10	1438467036
Title	Think Like an Archipelago
Author	Michael Wiedorn
Series	Suny Series Philosophy And Race
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2017-12-29
Number of pages	198
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