The philosophy of Julia Kristeva

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    • Beardsworth, Sara G.

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The philosophy of Julia Kristeva

edited by Sara G. Beardsworth

(The library of living philosophers, v. 36)

Open Court, [2020]

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"First printing 2020"--T.p. verso

Bibliography of the writings of Julia Kristeva: p. [809]-846

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The Philosophy of Julia Kristeva is the latest addition to the highly acclaimed series, The Library of Living Philosophers. The book epitomizes the objectives of this acclaimed series; it contains critical interpretation of one of the greatest philosophers of our time, and pursues more creative regional and world dialogue on philosophical questions. The format provides a detailed interaction between those who interpret and critique Kristeva's work and the seminal thinker herself, giving broad coverage, from diverse viewpoints, of all the major topics establishing her reputation. With questions directed to the philosopher while they are alive, the volumes in The Library of Living Philosophers have come to occupy a uniquely significant place in the realm of philosophy. The inclusion of Julia Kristeva constitutes a vital addition to an already robust list of thinkers. The Philosophy of Julia Kristeva exemplifies world-class intellectual work closely connected to the public sphere. Kristeva has been said to have "inherited the intellectual throne left vacant by Simone de Beauvoir," and has won many awards, including the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought. Julia Kristeva's autobiography provides an excellent introduction to her work, situating it in relation to major political, intellectual, and cultural movements of the time. Her upbringing in Soviet-dominated Bulgaria, her move to the French intellectual landscape of the 1960s, her visit to Mao's China, her response to the fall of the Berlin Wall, her participation in a papal summit on humanism, her appointment by President Chirac as President of the National Council on Disability, and her setting up of the Simone de Beauvoir prize, honoring women in active and creative fields, are all major moments of this fascinating life. The major part of the book is comprised of thirty-six essays by Kristeva's foremost interpreters and critics, together with her replies to the essays. These encounters cover an exceptionally wide range of theoretical and literary writing. The strong international and multidisciplinary focus includes authors from over ten countries, and spans the fields of philosophy, semiotics, literature, psychoanalysis, feminist thought, political theory, art, and religion. The comprehensive bibliography provides further access to Kristeva's writings and thought. The preparation of this volume, the thirty-sixth in the series, was supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Frontispiece General Introduction to the Library of Living Philosophers Founder's General Introduction to the Library of Living Philosophers Advisory Board Preface PART ONE: Intellectual Autobiography of Julia Kristeva Sample of Kristeva's Handwriting Intellectual Autobiography of Julia Kristeva: Je me voyage, A Journey Across Borders and Through Identities PART TWO: DESCRIPTIVE AND CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF JULIA KRISTEVA WITH REPLIES I. Language and Semiotics 1. Dominique Ducard: The Semiotic Chora and the Inner Life of Language 2. John Lechte: Language, Literature, and the Founding Murder in the Work of Julia Kristeva 3. Eleana Mylona: Julia Kristeva Between the Semiotic and the Symbolic: The Process of Significance Reply to Dominique Ducard, John Lechte, and Eleana Mylona II. Theory of Literature 4. Marian Hobson: Julia Kristeva's Farewell to Philosophy 5. Miglena Nikolchina: Signifiance and Transubstantiation: The Returns of the Avant-Garde in Kristeva's Philosophy of Literature 6. Maria Margaroni: Artaud's Madness and the Literary Obscene: Humanism and Its Double in Julia Kristeva 7. Philippe Forest: Birth of the Novel, Yesterday and Today Reply to Marian Hobson, Miglena Nikolchina, Maria Margaroni, and Philippe Forest III. Psychoanalysis 8. Bernard Brusset: Julia Kristeva: Original and Innovative Contributions at The Core of Psychoanalytic Theory 9. Jean-Louis Baldacci: Abjection, Reliance, and Sublimation 10. Jean-Francois Rabain: Julia Kristeva, Reader of Aragon Reply to Bernard Brusset, Jean-Louis Baldacci, and Jean-Francois Rabain IV. Art and Aesthetics 11. Anish Kapoor: Dear Julia 12. Elaine P. Miller: Julia Kristeva on the Severed Head and Other Maternal "Capital Visions" 13. Carin Franzen: An Antidote to the Crisis of Contemporary Culture: Rereading Kristeva on Duras 14. Francoise Coblence: Aesthetics According to Julia Kristeva Reply to Anish Kapoor, Elaine P. Miller, Carin Franzen, and Francoise Coblence V. Philosophy in the Novels 15. David Uhrig: No Present Apart 16. Pierre-Louis Fort: Julia Kristeva and the Detective Novel: Fiction and Metaphysics Reply to David Uhrig and Pierre-Louis Fort VI. Melancholy, Love, and the Sacred 17. Edward S. Casey: Depression: Heading Down and Out 18. Alina Feld: Melancholia: Passing Through and Beyond 19. Michal Ben-Naftali: A Baroque Reading of Tales of Love 20. Keren Mock: Language and Sacredness in the Quest for Subjectivity Reply to Edward S. Casey, Alina N. Feld, Michal Ben-Naftali, and Keren Mock VII. Desire, Knowledge, and Belief 21. Robert Harvey: Of Incredibility in the Need to Believe: A Philosophical Exploration 22. Alain Delaye: The Need to Believe and the Desire to Know Reply to Robert Harvey and Alain Delaye VIII. Theory of Revolt 23. Emilia Angelova: Abjection and the Maternal Semiotic in Kristeva's Intimate Revolt 24. Sarah K. Hansen: Intimate Revolt at the Margins of Community and the Hope of Postcoloniality 25. Daniel Cohn-Bendit: Hannah Arendt Prize Speech 2006 Reply to Emilia Angelova, Sarah K. Hansen, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit IX. Maternity and Maternal Reliance 26. Rosemary Balsam: The Controversial Nature of Kristeva's "Maternal Reliance" 27. Rachel Boue-Widawsky: Maternal Eroticism and the Journey of a Concept in Kristeva's Work 28. Fanny Soederback: Maternal Enigmas: Kristeva and the Paradoxes of Motherhood Reply to Rosemary Balsam, Rachel Boue-Widawsky, and Fanny Soederback X. Philosophy of Public Health 29. Charles Gardou: The "Intimate Face" of a Common Thought and Action 30. Eivind Engebretsen: Evidence-Based Medicine and the Irreducible Singularity of Being: Kristeva's Contribution to the Medical Humanities 31. Marie-Rose Moro: The Polyglot Imaginary, a Poetics, and a Clinic 32. Jean Vanier: "Their Look Pierces Our Shadows" Reply to Charles Gardou, Eivind Engebretsen, Marie-Rose Moro, and Jean Vanier XI. Ethics and Politics 33. Cecilia Sjoeholm: From Denial to Forgiveness: Kristeva, Arendt, and Radicalization 34. Ewa Ziarek: A Materialist Ethics of Psychoanalysis? Reflections on Matter, Forgiveness, and Vulnerability 35. Noelle McAfee: Kristeva's Latent Political Theory 36. Kelly Oliver: The Democracy of Proximity and Kristeva's New Humanism Reply to Cecilia Sjoeholm, Ewa Ziarek, Noelle McAfee, and Kelly Oliver PART THREE: Bibliography of the Writings of Julia Kristeva Index

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  • NCID
    BC03647301
  • ISBN
    • 9780812694895
  • LCCN
    2020009716
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chicago
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiii, 884 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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