Thinking with Balibar

This volume the first sustained critical work on the French political philosopher Étienne Balibar collects essays by sixteen prominent philosophers psychoanalysts anthropologists sociologists and literary critics who each identify define and explore a central concept in Balibar’s thought. The result is a hybrid lexicon-engagement that makes clear the depth and importance of Balibar’s contribution to the most urgent topics in contemporary thought. The book shows the continuing vitality of materialist thought across the humanities and social sciences and will be fundamental for understanding the philosophical bases of the contemporary left critique of globalization neoliberalism and the articulation of race racism and economic exploitation.Contributors: Emily Apter Étienne Balbar J. M. Bernstein Judith Butler Monique David-Ménard Hanan Elsayed Didier Fassin Stathis Gourgouris Bernard E. Harcourt Jacques Lezra Patrice Maniglier Warren Montag Adi Ophir Bruce Robbins Ann Laura Stoler Gary Wilder