Bruno Bosteels
Encyclopedia
Bruno Bosteels is a philologist, a translator, Professor of Romance Studies at Cornell University
. He currently serves as the General Editor of diacritics. Bosteels is best known to the English-speaking world for his translations of the work of Alain Badiou
(a well-known French philosopher and militant
). Theory of the Subject appeared in 2009, Bosteels translation of Badiou's Théorie du sujet (originally published in France in 1982).
Bosteels has research interests spanning contemporary philosophy
and critical theory
, and has published over 30 articles in French, Spanish and English.
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. He currently serves as the General Editor of diacritics. Bosteels is best known to the English-speaking world for his translations of the work of Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure . Along with Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Žižek, Badiou is a prominent figure in an anti-postmodern strand of continental philosophy...
(a well-known French philosopher and militant
Militant
The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, usually is used to mean vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in 'militant reformers'. It comes from the 15th century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier"...
). Theory of the Subject appeared in 2009, Bosteels translation of Badiou's Théorie du sujet (originally published in France in 1982).
Bosteels has research interests spanning contemporary philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and critical theory
Critical theory
Critical theory is an examination and critique of society and culture, drawing from knowledge across the social sciences and humanities. The term has two different meanings with different origins and histories: one originating in sociology and the other in literary criticism...
, and has published over 30 articles in French, Spanish and English.