Critical Theory at a Crossroads (eBook)

Stijn De Cauwer is a postdoctoral researcher in cultural studies and literary studies at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He is the author of A Diagnosis of Modern Life: Robert Musil’s Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften as a Critical-Utopian Project (2014).

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Resistance in a Time of Crisis, by Stijn De Cauwer1. A Critical Europe Can Do It! Interview with Rosi Braidotti. Interview conducted by Joost de Bloois2. We Should be Modest, When It Comes to the Designation of the Possible Subjects of a New Politics: Interview with Jacques Rancière. Interview conducted and translated by Stijn De Cauwer and Gert-Jan Meyntjens3. The History of the Notion of Crisis: Interview with Joseph Vogl. Interview conducted and translated by Sven Fabré and Arne Vanraes4. Neoliberalism Against the Promise of Modernity: Interview with Wendy Brown. Interview conducted by Joost de Bloois5. The European Union Is a Cage: Interview with Antonio Negri. Interview conducted and translated by Stijn De Cauwer and Gert-Jan Meyntjens6. We Need to Have a Clear Alternative: Interview with Tariq Ali. Interview conducted by Stijn De Cauwer7. Finance Is an Extractive Sector: Interview with Saskia Sassen. Interview conducted by Tim Christiaens and Massimiliano Simons8. How to Think a War Machine?: Interview with Maurizio Lazzarato. Interview conducted by Tim Christiaens and Stijn De Cauwer. Translated by Tim Christiaens9. The Creativity Dispositive: Labor Reform by Stealth: Interview with Angela McRobbie. Interview conducted by Stijn De Cauwer, Gert-Jan Meyntjens, and Heidi Peeters10. The Idea of Crisis: Interview with Jean-Luc Nancy. Interview conducted and translated by Erik Meganck and Evelien Van Beeck11. Terror and the Rejection of Sense: Interview with Jean-Luc Nancy. Interview conducted and translated by Erik Meganck and Evelien Van Beeck12. Community in Crisis: A Letter Exchange Between Zygmunt Bauman and Roberto Esposito. Translated by Jolien PaelemanList of ContributorsIndex