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The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking.
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The Emancipated Spectator by Jacques Ranciere
The foremost philosopher of art argues for a new politics of looking.
In this follow-up to his fruitful The Future of the Image, French philosopher Rancière argues forcefully against familiar critiques of the 'spectacle'.. This persuasive argument is fleshed out through close readings of art, ¬photography, literature and video installation, and a drily amusing analysis of leftwing 'melancholy' and 'rightwing frenzy' in critiques of ¬capitalism. -- Steven Poole * Guardian *
What we see here is Ranciere developing a unique voice as a political theorist. * Bookforum *
French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is a refreshing read for anyone concerned with what art has to do with politics and society. * Art Review *
Ranciere's writings offer one of the few conceptualizations of how we are to continue to resist. -- Slavoj Zizek
The Emancipated Spectator is intended to improve our comprehension of art and deepen our grasp of the politics of perception ... [it has an] impressive concern with the political analysis of art and the use of imagery * Times Higher Education *
What we are given is, above all, a figure of the spectator whose capacities to sense and think are greater than we have been prepared to conceive. * Radical Philosophy *
His art lies in the rigor of his argument-its careful, precise unfolding -and at the same time not treating his reader, whether university professor or unemployed actress, as an imbecile. -- Kristin Ross
In the face of impossible attempts to proceed with progressive ideas within the terms of postmodernist discourse, Rancière shows a way out of the malaise. -- Liam Gillick
It's clear that Jacques Rancière is relighting the flame that was extinguished for many-that is why he serves as such a signal reference today. -- Thomas Hirschhorn
What we see here is Ranciere developing a unique voice as a political theorist. * Bookforum *
French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is a refreshing read for anyone concerned with what art has to do with politics and society. * Art Review *
Ranciere's writings offer one of the few conceptualizations of how we are to continue to resist. -- Slavoj Zizek
The Emancipated Spectator is intended to improve our comprehension of art and deepen our grasp of the politics of perception ... [it has an] impressive concern with the political analysis of art and the use of imagery * Times Higher Education *
What we are given is, above all, a figure of the spectator whose capacities to sense and think are greater than we have been prepared to conceive. * Radical Philosophy *
His art lies in the rigor of his argument-its careful, precise unfolding -and at the same time not treating his reader, whether university professor or unemployed actress, as an imbecile. -- Kristin Ross
In the face of impossible attempts to proceed with progressive ideas within the terms of postmodernist discourse, Rancière shows a way out of the malaise. -- Liam Gillick
It's clear that Jacques Rancière is relighting the flame that was extinguished for many-that is why he serves as such a signal reference today. -- Thomas Hirschhorn
Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include The Politics of Aesthetics, On the Shores of Politics, Short Voyages to the Land of the People, The Nights of Labor, Staging the People, and The Emancipated Spectator.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844677610 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844677613 |
| Title | The Emancipated Spectator |
| Author | Jacques Rancière |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2011-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 134 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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