Ranciere Now

Oliver Davis is Associate Professor of French Studies and Programme Director of the Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts at the University of Warwick. He is the author of, among other works, the critical introduction Jacques Rancière (Polity, 2010).

"This is a significant contribution to the expanding body of work on Rancière. It spans an impressive array of fields, from the social sciences and political theory to feminism, literary analysis and film theory. It also includes important discussions of his most recent publications, as well as a dialogue with Jean-Luc Nancy and an enlightening interview with Rancière himself. All of these features make this collection a very welcome contribution to the burgeoning debate around Rancière’s veritable tour de force in the fields of history, aesthetics and politics."Gabriel Rockhill, Villanova University "Oliver Davis has already established himself as a foremost and highly original commentator on the work of Jacques Rancière, bringing unusual insight to its polymorphous achievements in politics and aesthetics. In this collection he sets out a striking polyphony of different voices and approaches, both deeply engaged and critical  -- voices that represent a rare level of accomplishment each in their own right. Set against Rancière’s own contributions in interview and conversation, crossing between disciplines and generations, this volume offers a unique match to the importance of its subject."Adrian Rifkin, Goldsmiths, University of London "Jacques Ranciere occupies a position of mainstream marginality in contemporary thought, and the present volume demonstrates both facets of this complex position very well. This volume will appeal both to Ranciere scholars and to those relatively new to his oeuvre."Christopher Watkin, Monash University

• AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsEditor’s Introduction Politics 1. Rancière, Politics and the Social QuestionJackie Clarke2. Rancière’s anti-Platonism: Equality, the ‘Orphan Letter’ and the Problematic of the Social SciencesJeremy F. Lane3. Emancipation versus DominationGeneviève Fraisse History, Reading, Writing 4. Reading RancièreCarolyn Steedman5. The Paradoxical Pedagogy of Creative WritingCaroline Pelletier and Tim Jarvis6. The Share of UncertaintySabine Prokhoris Literature, Film, Art, Aesthetics 7. Why Julien Sorel Had to Be KilledJoseph J. Tanke8. Savouring the Surface: Rancière Between Film and LiteratureTom Conley9. The Politics of Art: Aesthetic Contingency and the Aesthetic AffectOliver Davis10. Rancière and Deleuze: Entanglements of Film TheoryBill Marshall11. Rancière and MetaphysicsA dialogue between Jean-Luc Nancy and Jacques Rancière12. On AisthesisAn Interview with Jacques Rancière by Oliver Davis NotesIndex