The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audience as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought t

This book is a critical introduction to contemporary French philosopher Jacques Rancière. It is the first introduction in any language to cover all of his majo

During the post-World War II period, the Western, like America's other great film genres, appeared to collapse as a result of revisionism and the emergence of n

The first collection of critical essays on the film work of the philosopher Jacques Ranciere. This book offers an exciting range of responses to and assessments

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past. Such performances, theatrical or tourist, require the