The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory (Hardcover)

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Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism - Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou - Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and especially an affirmative thinking of resistance. He reveals a profound current of negativity that allows theory to return to its political calling.

About the Author


Benjamin Noys is Reader in English at the University of Chicester. He is the author of Georges Bataille: A Critical Introduction (2000) and The Culture of Death (2005).
Product Details
ISBN: 9780748638635
ISBN-10: 0748638636
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: September 13th, 2010
Pages: 208
Language: English