American Politics of French Theory

Jason Demers is an instructor in the Department of English at the University of Regina.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Margins, Rhizomes, Relays, and Conversation – Thinking Translation Associatively1. Translating Margins: Paris–Derrida–New York, 19682. Translating Movement: Going Underground with Deleuze and GuattariI. Paris X New York with Jean-Jacques LebelII. For the Movement of Columbia (from the Movement in Columbia)III. Becoming Allies. Becoming Women’s LibeRATion3. Prison Liberation by Association: Michel Foucault and the George Jackson Atlantic4. In Search of Common Ground: On Semiotext(e) and Schizo-CultureConclusion: Disseminating Foreign PrinciplesWorks CitedIndex

"Demers treats the relationship between French theory and American politics as associative and dynamic rather than as causal and linear. He writes deftly across cultures and established narratives, linking texts to politics both empirically and imaginatively – a difficult undertaking that involves managing an extensive secondary as well as primary literature."- Carolyn J. Dean, Yale University (H-France Review) "Demers’ book provides a new and stimulating perspective on thinkers who, to many of us, have become all too familiar." - Michael C. Behrent, Appalachian State University (Journal of Modern History)