The philosophy of Julia Kristeva / edited by Sara G. Beardsworth, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kristeva, Julia, 1941-

Beardsworth, Sara, editor.

Series:

Library of living philosophers ; v. 36.

The library of living philosophers ; volume xxxvi

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kristeva, Julia, 1941-.

Kristeva, Julia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 884 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Open Court, [2020]

Summary:

"The format of this volume in the Library of Living Philosophers series provides for a detailed interaction between those who interpret and critique Julia Kristeva's work and Kristeva herself, giving broad coverage, from diverse viewpoints, of all the major topics establishing her reputation. This work begins with her autobiography, which provides an excellent introduction to her work, situating it in relation to major political, intellectual, and cultural movements of the time. 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. A comprehensive bibliography of works by Kristeva is included"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Intellectual Autobiography of Julia Kristeva p. 1

Sample of Kristeva's Handwriting p. 2

Intellectual Autobiography of Julia Kristeva: Je Me Voyage, A Journey Across Borders and Through Identities p. 3

Part 2 Descriptive And Critical Essays On the Philosophy of Julia Kristeva With Replies p. 153

I Language and Semiotics

1 Dominique Ducard: The Semiotic Chora and the Inner Life of Language p. 155

2 John Lechte: Language, Literature, and the Founding Murder in the Work of Julia Kristeva p. 175

3 Eleana Mylona: Julia Kristeva Between the Semiotic and the Symbolic: The Process of Signifiance p. 195

Reply to Dominique Ducard, John Lechte, and Eleana Mylona p. 213

II Theory of Literature

4 Philippe Forest: Birth of the Novel, Yesterday and Today p. 221

5 Marian Hobson: Julia Kristeva's Farewell to Philosophy p. 233

6 Maria Margaroni: Artaud's Madness and the Literary Obscene: Humanism and Its Double in Julia Kristeva p. 249

7 Miglena Nikolchina: Signifiance and Transubstantiation: The Returns of the Avant-Garde in Kristeva's Philosophy of Literature p. 265

Reply to Philippe Forest, Marian Hobson, Maria Margaroni, and Miglena Nikolchina p. 283

III Psychoanalysis

8 Bernard Brusset: Julia Kristeva: Original and Innovative Contributions at the Core of Psychoanalytic Theory p. 295

9 Jean-Louis Baldacci: Abjection, Reliance, and Sublimation p. 309

10 Jean-Francois Rabain: Julia Kristeva, Reader of Aragon p. 317

Reply to Bernard Brusset, Jean-Louis Baldacci, and Jean-Francois Rabain p. 331

IV Art and Aesthetics

11 Anish Kapoor: Dear Julia p. 345

12 Elaine P. Miller: Julia Kristeva on the Severed Head and Other Maternal "Capital Visions" p. 355

13 Carin Franzen: An Antidote to the Crisis of Contemporary Culture: Rereading Kristeva on Duras p. 371

14 Francoise Coblence: Aesthetics According to Julia Kristeva p. 387

Reply to Anish Kapoor, Elaine P. Miller, Carin Franzen, and Françoise Coblence p. 397

V Philosophy in the Novels

15 David Uhrig: No Present Apart p. 407

16 Pierre-Louis Fort: Julia Kristeva and the Detective Novel: Fiction and Metaphysics p. 415

Reply to David Uhrig and Pierre-Louis Fort p. 427

VI Melancholy, Love, and the Sacred

17 Edward S. Casey: Depression: Heading Down and Out p. 435

18 Alinan. Feld: Melancholia: Passing Through and Beyond p. 447

19 Michal Ben-Naftali: A Baroque Reading of Tales of Love p. 461

20 Keren Mock: Language and Sacredness in the Quest for Subjectivity p. 479

Reply to Edward S. Casey, Alina N. Feld, Michal Ben-Naftali, and Keren Mock p. 493

VII Desire, Knowledge, and Belief

21 Robert Harvey: Of Incredibility in the Need to Believe: A Philosophical Exploration p. 513

22 Alain Delaye: The Need to Believe and the Desire to Know p. 529

Reply to Robert Harvey and Alain Delaye p. 547

VIII Theory of Revolt

23 Emilia Angelova: Abjection and the Maternal Semiotic in Kristeva's Intimate Revolt p. 555

24 Sarah K. Hansen: Intimate Revolt at the Margins of Community and the Hope of Postcoloniality p. 573

25 Daniel Cohn-Bendit: Hannah Arendt Prize Speech 2006 p. 589

Reply to Emilia Angelova, Sarah K. Hansen, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit p. 595

IX The Maternal

26 Rosemary Balsam: The Controversial Nature of Kristeva's "Maternal Reliance" p. 609

27 Rachel Boue-Widawsky: Maternal Eroticism and the Journey of a Concept in Kristeva's Work p. 627

28 Fanny Soderback: Maternal Enigmas: Kristeva and the Paradoxes of Motherhood p. 639

Reply to Rosemary Balsam, Rachel Boué-Widawsky, and Fanny Soderback p. 655

X Philosophy Of Public Health

29 Charles Gardou: The "Intimate Face" of a Common Thought and Action p. 663

30 Eivind Engebretsen: Evidence-Based Medicine and the Irreducible Singularity of Being: Kristeva's Contribution to the Medical Humanities p. 671

31 Marie Rose Moro: The Polyglot Imaginary, a Poetics, and a Clinic p. 689

32 Jean Vanier: "Their Look Pierces Our Shadows" p. 701

Reply to Charles Gardou, Eivind Engebretsen, Marie Rose Moro, and Jean Vanier p. 709

XI Ethics and Politics

33 Cecilia Sjöholm: From Denial to Forgiveness: Kristeva, Arendt, and Radicalization p. 719

34 Ewa Plonowska Ziarek: A Materialist Ethics of Psychoanalysis? Reflections on Matter, Forgiveness, and Vulnerability p. 735

35 Noëlle McAfee: Kristeva's Latent Political Theory p. 753

36 Kelly Oliver: The Democracy of Proximity and Kristeva's New Humanism p. 769

Reply to Cecilia Sjöholm, Ewa Plonowska Ziarek, Noelle Mcafee, and Kelly Oliver p. 785

Part 3 Bibliography of the Writings of Julia Kristeva p. 807.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812694895

0812694899

OCLC:

1139271596