Humans may be the only creatures conscious of having a future, but all too often we would rather not think about it. Likewise, our societies, unable to deal with radical uncertainty, do not make poli
Humans may be the only creatures conscious of having a future, but all too often we would rather not think about it. Likewise, our societies, unable to deal with radical uncertainty, do not make poli
In exploring the nature of excess relative to a phenomenology of the limit, Testing the Limit claims that phenomenology itself is an exploration of excess. What does it mean that "the self" is "given
In exploring the nature of excess relative to a phenomenology of the limit, Testing the Limit claims that phenomenology itself is an exploration of excess. What does it mean that "the self" is "given
Mimesis and Theory brings together twenty of Rene Girard's uncollected essays on literature and literary theory, which, along with his classic, Deceit, Desire, and the Novel, have left an indelible ma
Arguing that today's viewers move through a character's braininstead of looking through his or her eyes or mental landscape, this book approaches twenty-first-century globalized cinema through the co
This book chronicles the demise of the supposedly leftist Italian cultural establishment during the long 1980s. During that time, the nation's literary and intellectual vanguard managed to lose the p
When it comes to historical violence and contemporary inequality, none of us are completely innocent. We may not be direct agents of harm, but we may still contribute to, inhabit, or benefit from regi
"Comay has written a stunning and powerful book. She offers a Hegel who is more radically modern and intransigently difficult than his supporters or critics have imagined. Mourning Sickness will becom
Memos from the Besieged City argues for theinstitutional and cultural relevance of literary study through foundational figures, from the 1200s to today, who defied precarious circumstances to make si
Philosophy, Socrates declared, is the art of dying. This book underscores that it is also the art of learning to live and share the earth with those who have come before us. Burial, with its surroundi
Philosophy, Socrates declared, is the art of dying. This book underscores that it is also the art of learning to live and share the earth with those who have come before us. Burial, with its surroundi
Approaching postcolonial theory through cultural analysis, this book offers an accessible and concrete appraisal of current developments in postcolonial criticism. Detailed readings of a range of Angl
This book shows how early economic ideas structured Christian thought and society, giving crucial insight into why money holds such power inthe West. Examining the religious and theological sources o
The latter part of the twentieth century saw an explosion of new media that effected profound changes in human categories of communication. At the same time, a "return to religion" occurred on a globa
Frantz Fanon may be most known for his more obviously political writings, but inthe first instance, he was a clinician, a black Caribbean psychiatrist who had the improbable task of treating disturbe
