Dissenting Words

Jacques Rancière taught at the University of Paris VIII, France, from 1969 to 2000, occupying the Chair of Aesthetics and Politics from 1990 until his retirement. Emiliano Battista is the translator of Jacques Rancière's Althusser's Lesson (2011) and Film Fables (2006).

• Editor’s Preface, Emiliano Battista1. The Fraternal ImageWith Serge Daney and Serge ToubianaCahiers du cinéma, 19762. Too Bad for You if You’re Tired! With Edmond El MalehLe Monde, 19813. The Visit to the PeopleWith Serge Le Péron and Charles Tesson Cahiers du cinéma, 19854. Politics of WritingWith Mônica Castro NettoPhilosophie, philosophie 19935. The Names of History, a History of NamesWith Martyne Pierrot and Martin de la SoudièreCommunications, 19946. The Ignorant SchoolmasterWith Mathieu Potte-Bonneville and Isabelle Saint-SaënsVacarme, 19997. Dissenting Words: A Conversation with Jacques RancièreWith Davide PanagiaDiacritics, 20008. Politics Is Not Coextensive with Life or the StateWith Nicolas PoirierLe Philosophoire, 20019. Politics and Aesthetics: An InterviewWith Peter HallwardAngelaki, 200310. Community as DissensusWith François NoudelmannRue Descartes, 200311. Identifications of the PeopleWith Diane Arnaud and Stéphane BouSimulacres, 2003 (issued never published)12. The Actuality of The Ignorant SchoolmasterWith Andrea Benvenuto, Laurence Cornu and Patrice VermerenLe Télémache, 200513. Losing Too Is Still Ours: An Interview about the Thwarted Politics of LiteratureWith Martin JalbertCahiers littéraires Contre-jour, 200514. The Indecisive AffectWith Patrice Blouin, Élie During and Dork ZabunyanCritique, 200515. The New Anti-Democratic DiscourseWith Amador Fernández-SavaterArchipélago, 200616. Art of the Possible:With Fulvia Carnevale and John Kelsey Artforum, 200717. Another Type of UniversalityWith Markus Klammer, Stéphane Montavon, Stefan Neuer and Mladen GladicRevue 31 – Das Magazin des Intituts für Theorie, 2007 18. Critique of the Critique of the ‘Spectacle’With Jérôme GameRiLi – La Revue international des livres et des idées, 200919. Constructing the Spaces of PoliticsWith members of the Mouvement des Chômeurs et Précaires en Lutte de RennesLe Sabot, outil de liason locale sur Rennes et ses environs, 200920. It’s Up to You to Invent the RestWith Stéphane Delorme and Dork ZabunyanCahiers du cinéma, 201521. Back to AlthusserWith Emiliano Battista, 2015Works cited: Jacques RancièreIndex

Jacques Rancière has spent a career crossing disciplinary boundaries. In this collection of interviews he reflects on the interplay between cinema, politics, literature, history, and education in his work. These interviews are an excellent introduction to his thought; they will also offer new insights to those already familiar with his work.