John E. Drabinski Livres

In dialogue with key theorists of catastrophe and trauma--including Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, George Lamming, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Derek Walcott, as well as key figures in Holocaust studies--Glissant and the Middle Passage hones a sharp sense of the specifically Caribbean varieties of loss, developing them into a transformative philosophical idea. Using the Plantation as a critical concept, John E. Drabinski creolizes notions of rhizome and nomad, examining what kinds of aesthetics grow from these roots and offering reconsiderations of what constitutes intellectual work and cultural production.Glissant and the Middle Passage establishes Glissant's proper place as a key theorist of ruin, catastrophe, abyss, and memory. Identifying his insistence on memories and histories tied to place as the crucial geography at the heart of his work, this book imparts an innovative new response to the specific historical experiences of the Middle Passage. - from the publisher

The book explores the relationship between Emmanuel Levinas and Husserlian phenomenology, challenging the view that Levinas distanced himself from Husserl. It argues that Husserl's ideas were crucial to Levinas's philosophy, particularly regarding the concept of the singularity of the Other. By examining Levinas's reinterpretations of Husserl's themes such as time, materiality, intentionality, and sense, the text highlights their importance to Levinas's ethical framework and his ongoing dialogue with the phenomenological tradition.