Encountering Althusser by Katja Diefenbach, Sara R. Farris, G... - 9781441152138

Encountering AlthusserPolitics and Materialism in Contemporary Radical Thought\nAuthor(s): Katja Diefenbach, Sara R. Farris, Gal Kirn, Peter Thomas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781441152138, 978-1441152138\nSynopsis\nFrench philosopher Louis Pierre Althusser [tel] helped define the politico-theoretical conjuncture of pre- and post-1968. Today, there is a recrudescence of interest in his thought, especially in light of his later work, published in English as Philosophy of the Encounter (Verso, 2006). This has led to renewed debates on the reformulation of conflicting notions of materialism, on the event as both philosophical concept and political construction, and on the nature of politics and the political.\n\nThese original essays by leading scholars aim to provide a new assessment of Althusser's thought, especially in relation to contemporary debates. Organized in four sections that represent the ma.