Gabriel Rockhill
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Gabriel Rockhill is a Franco-American philosopher and cultural critic. He is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University and Directeur de programme at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris, France. Rockhill is best known in the English-speaking world for his work on art and politics, including his two co-edited collections Jacques Rancière: History, Politics, Aesthetics (Duke University Press, 2009) and Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique: Dialogues (Columbia University Press, 2011). In addition to numerous articles, he also edited and translated Jacques Rancière
’s The Politics of Aesthetics (Continuum Books, 2004) and Cornelius Castoriadis
’s Postscript on Insignificance (Continuum Books, 2011). However, his major work to date is a tome in French that provides a detailed account—via case studies on Plato
, Descartes and contemporary thinkers ranging from Foucault
and Derrida to Lévinas
and Lyotard—of the historical and hermeneutic "shift" in philosophic practice and its consequences for contemporary theory: Logique de l’histoire: Pour une analytique des pratiques philosophiques (Editions Hermann, 2010).
Rockhill has broad research interests spanning contemporary philosophy and critical theory, and has published on a wide range of topics in French and English. He has also collaborated with art collectives and publications, as well as with various art galleries.
Jacques Rancière
Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris Jacques Rancière (born Algiers, 1940) is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee...
’s The Politics of Aesthetics (Continuum Books, 2004) and Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis was a Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group.-Early life in Athens:...
’s Postscript on Insignificance (Continuum Books, 2011). However, his major work to date is a tome in French that provides a detailed account—via case studies on Plato
Plato
Plato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
, Descartes and contemporary thinkers ranging from Foucault
Foucault
Foucault can refer to:People:*Jean-Pierre Foucault , French television host*Léon Foucault , French physicist*Michel Foucault , French philosopher and historian...
and Derrida to Lévinas
Levinas
Levinas is the name of:* Emmanuel Levinas , French philosopher* Michaël Levinas , French composer, son of Emmanuel...
and Lyotard—of the historical and hermeneutic "shift" in philosophic practice and its consequences for contemporary theory: Logique de l’histoire: Pour une analytique des pratiques philosophiques (Editions Hermann, 2010).
Rockhill has broad research interests spanning contemporary philosophy and critical theory, and has published on a wide range of topics in French and English. He has also collaborated with art collectives and publications, as well as with various art galleries.
Books
- Logique de l’histoire: Pour une analytique des pratiques philosophiques (Paris: Editions Hermann, series “Hermann Philosophie,” 2010), 534 pp. ISBN 978-2705669652. (pb.)
Edited Books
- With Alfredo Gomez-Muller, in collaboration with Seyla BenhabibSeyla BenhabibSeyla Benhabib is Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University, and director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and a well-known contemporary philosopher. She is the author of several books, most notably about the philosophers Hannah Arendt and...
, Nancy FraserNancy FraserNancy Fraser is an American critical theorist, currently the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City...
, Judith ButlerJudith ButlerJudith Butler is an American post-structuralist philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of feminism, queer theory, political philosophy, and ethics. She is a professor in the Rhetoric and Comparative Literature departments at the University of California, Berkeley.Butler received her Ph.D...
, Immanuel WallersteinImmanuel WallersteinImmanuel Maurice Wallerstein is a US sociologist, historical social scientist, and world-systems analyst...
, Cornel WestCornel WestCornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America....
, Will KymlickaWill KymlickaWill Kymlicka is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting Professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the...
, Michael SandelMichael SandelMichael J. Sandel is an American political philosopher and a professor at Harvard University. He is best known for the Harvard course 'Justice' which is available to , and for his critique of Rawls' A Theory of Justice in his Liberalism and the Limits of Justice...
and Axel HonnethAxel HonnethAxel Honneth is a professor of philosophy at the University of Frankfurt, Germany and director of the Institut für Sozialforschung in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.-Biography:...
: Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique: Dialogues (New York: Columbia University Press, Series “New Directions in Critical Theory,” 2011), 240 pp. ISBN 978-0-231-15187-0. (pb.)- French edition (slightly different): Critique et subversion dans la pensée contemporaine américaine: Dialogues (Paris: Editions du Félin, 2010).
- Spanish edition (slightly different): La teoría crítica en Norteamérica: Política, ética y actualidad (Medellín: La Carreta Editores, 2008).
- With Pierre-Antoine Chardel: Technologies de contrôle dans la mondialisation: Enjeux politiques, éthiques et esthétiques (Paris: Editions Kimé, 2009), 207 pp. ISBN 978-2841744992. (pb.)
- With Philip Watts: Jacques Rancière: History, Politics, Aesthetics (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2009), 368 pp. ISBN 978-0822345060. (pb.)
Edited Translations
- With John V. Garner: Cornelius CastoriadisCornelius CastoriadisCornelius Castoriadis was a Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group.-Early life in Athens:...
. Postscript on Insignificance: Dialogues with Cornelius Castoriadis (London: Continuum Books, 2011). - Jacques RancièreJacques RancièreJacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris Jacques Rancière (born Algiers, 1940) is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee...
. The Politics of Aesthetics (London: Continuum Books, 2004).
Select Articles
- “Recent Developments in Aesthetics: Badiou, Rancière and Their Interlocutors.” The History of Continental Philosophy. Ed. Alan Schrift. Vol. 8. Emerging Trends in Continental Philosophy. Ed. Todd May (Durham: Acumen Press, 2010), p. 31-48.
- “A Specter Is Haunting Globalization." Cognitive Architecture: From Bio-politics to Noo-politics. Eds. Deborah Hauptmann and Warren Neidich (Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2010), p. 470-487.
- “La Démocratie dans l’histoire des cultures politiques.” Jacques Rancière ou la politique à l'œuvre. Eds. Jérôme Game and Aliocha Lasowski (Paris: Editions Archives Contemporaines, Collection “Centre d'Etudes Poétiques,” 2009).
- “Le Cinéma n’est jamais né.” Le milieu des appareils. Ed. Jean-Louis Déotte (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2009), p. 187-211 (also available in the online journal Appareil 1 (2008).
- “Démocratie moderne et révolution esthétique. Quelques réflexions sur la causalité historique.” La philosophie déplacée: Autour de Jacques Rancière. Eds. Laurence Cornu and Patrice Vermeren. Actes du Colloque du Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la-Salle (Paris: Horlieu Editions, 2006), p. 335-349.
- “Modernism as a Misnomer: Godard’s Archeology of the Image.” Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, Vol. XVIII, No. 2 (2010): 107-129.
- “Le Débat sur le temps présent. Analyse des coordonnées conceptuelles de la controverse postmoderne.” Symposium 12:1 (Spring 2008): 126-145.
- “Le Droit de la philosophie et les faits de l’histoire: Foucault, Derrida, Descartes.” Le Portique. E-portique 5 – Recherches (December 2007).
- “L’Ecriture de l’histoire philosophique: L’Eternel retour du même et de l’autre chez Lévinas.” Philosophie 87 (fall 2005): 59-77.
- “The Silent Revolution.” SubStance: A Review of Theory and Literary Criticism (special issue on Jacques Rancière) 103, 33:1 (2004): 54-76.