Mute speech

By Jacques Ranciere

The method of equality

By Jacques Ranciere

Politics of literature

By Jacques Ranciere

Aisthesis

By Jacques Ranciere

Composed in a series of scenes, Aisthesis–Rancière’s definitive statement on the aesthetic–takes its reader from Dresden in 1764 to New York in 1941. Along the way, we view...

The intervals of cinema

By Jacques Ranciere

The Intervals of Cinema

By Jacques Ranciere

Cinema, like language, can be said to exist as a system of differences. In his latest book, acclaimed philosopher Jacques Rancière looks at cinematic art in comparison to its corollary forms...

Staging the People

By Jacques Ranciere

These essays from the 1970s mark the inception of the distinctive project that Jacques Rancière has pursued across forty years, with four interwoven themes: the study of working-class identity...

The Future of the Image

By Jacques Ranciere

Lauded by major contemporary artists and philosophers, Jacques Rancière’s work returns politics to its central place in understanding art. In The Future of the Image,Jacques Rancièr...

The Intervals of Cinema

By Jacques Ranciere

Cinema, like language, can be said to exist as a system of differences. In his latest book, acclaimed philosopher Jacques Rancière looks at cinematic art in comparison to its corollary forms...

The Emancipated Spectator

By Jacques Ranciere

The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audience as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought to transform the spectator into an act...