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Language and Death: The Place of Negativity Language and Death The Place of Negativity Giorgio Agamben 2006 Fall
Explores the symbiosis of philosophy and literature in understanding negativity
The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects The Tears of Things Melancholy and Physical Objects Peter Schwenger 2005 Fall
Reveals the object as the self’s ultimate other
Dark Side of the Light: Slavery and the French Enlightenment Dark Side of the Light Slavery and the French Enlightenment Louis Sala-Molins 2005 Fall
Interrogates the philosophy and politics of slavery during the French Enlightenment
The Singular Objects of Architecture The Singular Objects of Architecture Jean Baudrillard and Jean Nouvel 2005 Fall
A revelatory conversation between two major figures in visual culture
Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation Francis Bacon The Logic of Sensation Gilles Deleuze 2005 Fall
A publishing event—the last major work of Gilles Deleuze to be translated into English
Disagreement: Politics and Philosophy Disagreement Politics and Philosophy Jacques Ranciere 2004 Fall
An elegant and surprising exposè of the failings of political philosophy
The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge Georges Bataille Stuart Kendall, Editor 2004 Fall
A major work by one of the twentieth century’s most important philosophers
Writings Writings Vilém Flusser Andreas Ströhl, Editor 2004 Fall
Key writings from one of Europe’s most provocative theorists
The Colonization of Psychic Space: A Psychoanalytic Social Theory of Oppression The Colonization of Psychic Space A Psychoanalytic Social Theory of Oppression Kelly Oliver 2004 Fall
Reveals the psychic and social costs of racial and sexual oppression
The Claim of Language: A Case for the Humanities The Claim of Language A Case for the Humanities Christopher Fynsk 2004 Fall
Argues for the importance of humanities research in an era of globalization and technical reason
Trust Trust Alphonso Lingis 2004 Spring
A traveler to the world’s remote corners muses on human relationships and the nature of travel
Logical Empiricism in North America Logical Empiricism in North America Gary L. Hardcastle and Alan W. Richardson, Editors 2003 Fall
An essential overview of this important intellectual movement
Skeptical Feminism: Activist Theory, Activist Practice Skeptical Feminism Activist Theory, Activist Practice Carolyn Dever 2003 Fall
A clarion call for a new approach to feminist thought
Race and Reconciliation: Essays from the New South Africa Race and Reconciliation Essays from the New South Africa Daniel Herwitz 2003 Fall
A meditation on the lessons to be learned from South Africa’s transformation in the wake of apartheid
Proust and Signs: The Complete Text Proust and Signs The Complete Text Gilles Deleuze 2003 Fall
The essential work on Proust