Jacques Ranciere and the Contemporary Scene The Philosophy of Radical Equality

This book forms the first critical study of Jacques Rancière's impact and contribution to contemporary theoretical and interdisciplinary studies. It showcases the work of leading scholars in fields such as political theory, history, cinema studies and literary theory; each of whom are uniquely situated to engage with the novelty of Rancière's thinking within their respective fields. Each of the thirteen essays provides an investigation into the critical stance Rancière takes towards his contemporaries, concentrating on the versatile application of his thought to diverse fields of study (including, cinema studies, literary studies and the 'history as fiction' and 'history from below' movements). The aim of this collection is to use the critical interventions Rancière's writing makes on current topics and themes as a way of offering new critical perspectives on his thought. Wielding their individual expertise, each contributor assesses his perspectives and positions on thinkers and topics of contemporary importance.

Acknowledgements \ Contributor Notes \ 1. JacquesRancière and the Contemporary Scene: The Evidence of Equality and the Practiceof Writing Jean-Philippe Deranty and Alison Ross \ 2. Movies as the GreatDemocratic Art Form of the Modern World (Notes on Rancière) JM Bernstein \ 3. ‘Godardand Rancière: Automatism, Montage, Thinking' Lisa Trahair \ 4. The Names inHistory: Rancière's New Historical Poetics Dmitri Nikulin \ 5. Equality in the Romantic Art Form: TheHegelian Background to Jacques Rancière's ‘Aesthetic Revolution' Alison Ross \ 6.No time or place for universal teaching:The Ignorant Schoolmaster and contemporary work on pedagogy Caroline Pelletier\ 7. Rancière and Anarchism Todd May \ 8. Rancière's utopian politics PaulPatton \ 9. Hannah Arendt and the Philosophical Repression of Politics AndrewSchaap \10. The Many Marx of JacquesRancière Emmanuel Renault \ 11. Work in the writings of Jacques Rancière Jean-PhilippeDeranty \ 12. Work, identity, subject Jacques Rancière \ Bibliography\ Index