Reading Bataille Now
Reading Bataille Now by Shannon Winnubst, published by Indiana University Press on January 8, 2007, is a scholarly exploration of the work of Georges Bataille, a figure often characterized by his provocative and libertine writings. This edition, comprising 288 pages, delves into Bataille’s insights on politics, economics, sexuality, and performance, offering contemporary interpretations that illuminate his contributions to French and European intellectual traditions.
The essays within this volume present a critical reappraisal of Bataille’s most extensive work, The Accursed Share, and engage with a range of themes including ethics, politics, economy, psychology, and performance. Contributors, including established voices and emerging scholars, provide diverse perspectives that encourage readers to engage thoughtfully with Bataille’s philosophy. This book aims to situate Bataille’s ideas within broader discussions in literary criticism and philosophy, making it a relevant resource for those interested in modern thought and the complexities of his work.
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Reviled and fetishized, the work of Georges Bataille (1897–1962) has been most often reduced to his outrageous, erotic, and libertine fiction and essays. But increasingly, readers are finding his insights into politics, economics, sexuality, and performance revealing and timely. Focusing on Bataille’s most extensive work, The Accursed Share, Shannon Winnubst and the contributors to this volume present contemporary interpretations that read Bataille in a new light. These essays situate Bataille in French and European intellectual traditions, bring forward key concepts for understanding the challenges posed by his important work, and draw out his philosophy. Established voices and younger scholars cover a range of topics and themes, including ethics, politics, economy, psychology, and performance so readers can think with and through Bataille. While focusing attention on Bataille and his provocative work, this book offers a sympathetic, yet critical, reappraisal and rehabilitation.
Contributors are Alison Leigh Brown, Andrew Cutrofello, Zeynep Direk, Jesse Goldhammer, Dorothy Holland, Pierre Lamarche, Richard A. Lee, Jr., Alphonso Lingis, Ladelle McWhorter, Lucio A. Privitello, Allan Stoekl, Amy Wendling, and Shannon Winnubst.
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