1st Edition

Hope New Philosophies for Change

By Mary Zournazi Copyright 2003
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

How is hope to be found amid the ethical and political dilemmas of modern life? Writer and philosopher Mary Zournazi brought her questions to some of the most thoughtful intellectuals at work today. She discusses joyful revolt with Julia Kristeva, the idea of the rest of the world with Gayatri Spivak, the art of living with Michel Serres, the carnival of the senses with Michael Taussig, the... Read more
b Acknowledgments Prologue Introduction The Elements of Hope 1. Murmurs of Life: Mary Zournazi with Alphonso Lingis 2. Carnival of the senses: Mary Zournazi with Michael Taussig 3. Joyful revolt: Mary Zournazi with Julia Kristeva 4. Faith without certitudes: Mary Zournazi with Nikos Papastergiadis The Politics of Hope 5. On believing: Mary Zournazi with Christos Tsiolkas 6. Hope, passion, politics: Mary Zournazi with Chantal Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau 7. On the side of life: Mary Zournazi with Ghassan Hage 8. The rest of the world: Mary Zournazi with Gayatri Spivak Revolutionary Hope 9. The art of living: Mary Zournazi with Michel Serres 10. Navigating movements: Mary Zournazi with Brian Massumi 11. An ecology of practices: Mary Zournazi with Isabelle Stengers Epilogue Appendix

Biography

Mary Zournazi earned her PhD in cultural theory, philosophy, and politics. She is the author of Foreign Dialogues, After the Revolution - On Kristeva, coeditor of The Kristeva Critical Reader. She works as a radio producer and lives in Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has broadcast a radio feature based on Hope.

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