{"product_id":"moments-politiques-isbn-9781609805333","title":"Moments Politiques","description":"How do we define politics?  What is our role in the unfolding of the political?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoments Politiques \u003c\/i\u003efinds Jacques Rancière, the legendary French philosopher, addressing these questions in essays and interviews drawn from thirty years of passionate public discourse. Reflecting on events from the Paris uprisings of May 1968 to the near present, and on his contemporaries including Michel Foucault, Guy Debord, and Roland Barthes, Rancière interrogates our understanding of equality, democracy, and the shifting definition of communism today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these short, provocative, accessible pieces, we are asked to imagine a society where the “anarchic bedrock of the political” is precisely “the power of anyone.” This is a world of radical equality. It is a place where the student or factory worker’s opinion is equal to that of any banker or politician. To support these ideas, key concepts of Rancière’s political thought are introduced, such as his notions of dissensus and political performance, and his special definition of “police.” \u003ci\u003eMoments Politiques\u003c\/i\u003e stages unflinching confrontations with immigration law, new waves of racism, and contemporary forms of intervention. As ever, Rancière leads by example and breathes life into his argument that “dissent is what makes society liveable.”Born in 1940 in Algiers, \u003cb\u003eJACQUES RANCIÉRE\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most important figures in contemporary philosophy. He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris under the tutelage of philosopher Louis Althusser, but broke with his mentor after the May 1968 uprisings. It was during this time that Ranciére began to formulate his theory of radical equality, and his critiques of elitism in the Western philosophical tradition. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris VIII and conducts a summer seminar at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Image\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHatred of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Emancipated Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. As our universities more and more come to resemble corporations, with our “public intellectuals” as sentries lined up to defend the status quo, Ranciére stands out for his belief that intelligence and resistance are inextricably linked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY FOSTER's \u003c\/b\u003eprevious translation for Seven Stories Press was \u003ci\u003eOrder Without Power\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays by Normand Baillergeon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302324654309,"sku":"NP9781609805333","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781609805333.jpg?v=1767732888","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/moments-politiques-isbn-9781609805333","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}