New Series: Philosophy, Aesthetics and Cultural Theory

I am delighted to announce the launch of a new series, Philosophy, Aesthetics and Cultural Theory, edited by Hugh J. Silverman (Stony Brook University, New York, USA). The series examines the encounter between contemporary Continental philosophy and aesthetic and cultural theory. Each book in the series explores an exciting new direction in philosophical aesthetics or cultural theory, identifying the most important and pressing issues in Continental philosophy today. 

The first two books in the series, Derrida, Literature and War by Sean Gaston (Brunel University, UK) and Foucault's Philosophy of Art by Joseph J. Tanke (California College of Arts, USA), are available now. 

Praise for Derrida, Literature and War:  

'This is a truly illuminating work. Taking as his touchstone Derrida’s insistence that we don’t foreclose the chances of the chance encounter, Gaston develops a powerful argument that recasts conventional understandings of the tangled relations between war and anonymity, war and peace, the concept of war and the chances of literature. It hardly needs to be said how important such matters are and in the present moment how urgent.' –- Peter Otto, University of Melbourne, Australia 

Praise for Foucault's Philosophy of Art:

'A path-breaking study of Foucault and art ... [Tanke's] book should be appealing to many because Foucault continues to draw appreciative crowds.' -- James Bernauer, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College, USA