Understanding Badiou, Understanding Modernism by Chattopadhyay, Arka; Rose, Arthur;

Long description:

In his philosophical project, aesthetic orientation and political leanings, Alain Badiou is a product of, and a leading advocate for, European modernism.

From the milieu of May 1968 to the contemporary 'postmodern' ethos, Badiou returns, time and again, to avant-garde modernist texts - aesthetic, political, philosophical and scientific - as inspiration for his response to present situations. Drawing upon disciplines as varied as architecture, cinema, theatre, music, history, mathematics, poetry and philosophy, Understanding Badiou, Understanding Modernism shows how Badiou's contribution to philosophy must be understood within the context of his decades-long conversation with modernist thinking.

As with other volumes in the series, Understanding Badiou, Understanding Modernism follows a three part structure. The first section explores Badiou's readings of aesthetic, political and scientific modernities; both introducing his system and pointing to how Badiou offers manifold readings of modernism. The middle portion of the book connects Badiou's thought with the various strands of aesthetic, philosophical, amorous and political modernisms in relation to which it can be extended. The final section is a glossary of key concepts and categories that Badiou uses in his interface with modernism.

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Series Preface
Introduction: Badiou, The Modernist
Arka Chattopadhyay, IIT Gandhinagar, India, and Arthur Rose, University of Exeter, UK

Part I Badiou's Modernisms: Debts and Contestations

1. Mal/Bad, Beck/Worse: Badiou Thinks Poetically through Mallarmï¿1⁄2 and Beckett
Jean-Michel Rabatï¿1⁄2, University of Pennsylvania, USA

2. Alain Badiou's Dialectical (Non-)Gesture of Modernity: Poetry, Mastery, Undecidability
Soumyabrata Choudhury, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

3. Badiou, Hegel, and the Thinking of Modernist Thought Action
Justin Clemens, University of Melbourne, Australia

4. The Eternal Return of the Modern: Poetry, History, Philosophy
Bruno Bosteels, Columbia University, USA

5. Badiou, Lacan and Mathematical Modernisms
Arka Chattopadhyay, IIT Gandhinagar, India

6. Badiou and Mad Love
Arthur Rose, University of Exeter, UK

Part II Modernism's Multiple Badious: Conditions and Manifestations

7. Twisting Modernism around Mallarmï¿1⁄2's White Hair: Badiou versus Ranciï¿1⁄2re
Joseph Shafer, University College Cork, Ireland, and Auburn University, USA

8. Reflections on Cinema and Philosophy
Alex Ling, Western Sydney University, Australia

9. Modern Love Theory: James, Badiou and ""The Story in It""
Sigi Jï¿1⁄2ttkandt, University of New South Wales, Australia

10. Derrida's and Badiou's Absolute Modern(ist) Surfaces
James Martell, Lyon College, USA

11. Approaching a Non-Modern Historical Theory: Catholic Theology, Alain Badiou, and Antihistory
Michael J. Kelly, Binghamton University (SUNY), USA

12. Badiou, Music, Novelty
Adity Singh, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India

13. The Thinking of Representation: Badiou and Modernist Theatre
Eloï¿1⁄2se Mignon, University of Melbourne, Australia

Part III Glossary

15. 'The Age of Poets'
Christian R. Gelder, Macquarie University, Australia

16. Maoism
Robert Boncardo, University of Sydney, Australia

17. Grace
Baylee Brits, Independent Scholar

18. Ontology and Greater Logic
John Cleary, University of Melbourne, Australia

Notes on Contributors
Index