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Edited
by
Hope
presents the reflections of many well-known writers and intellectuals on the
philosophical resources available for hope in the future in a rapidly changing
world. The essays are distilled from dialogues between Zournazi and her contributors,
who include Julia Kristeva, Ernest Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Michel Serres,
Gayatri Spivak and Michael Taussig.
The dialogues explore the connection between hope and our belief in the possibility of changing the world; and between hope and our capacity to understand and overcome the new problems which arise in our lives, whether these are personal or global.
'After
decades of cynical apology for the existing order, accompanied by postmodern
melancholy and irony, it is breathtaking to see Zournazi shamelessly endorsing
the link between metaphysical hope and revolutionary politics. Hope
is not only a supreme theoretical achievement but, even more, a courageous
ethical act … this is a book needed in these times more than daily bread'.
Slavoj Zizek
Contributors: Ghassan Hage, Julia Kristeva, Ernesto Laclau,. Alphonso Lingis, Brian Massumi, Chantal Mouffe, Nikos Papastergiadis, Gayatri Spivak, Michel Serres, Isabelle Stengers, Michael Taussig, Christos Tsiolkas.
Mary Zournazi is a Sydney-based writer, philosopher and radio producer. She is the author of Foreign Dialogues and co-editor of Julia Kristeva - A Critical Reader.