Emma Ingala, Cillian Ó Fathaigh, Gavin Rae (eds.), Transformation in Contemporary French Philosophy, Edinburgh University Press Traces the articulation of the concept of transformation across twentieth-century French philosophy, from Bergson to Malabou Engages contemporary French philosophy through the notion of transformation Reveals that the notion of transformation is heterogeneous and itself subject to transformation Offers …
Diana Obeid and Sonia Lamrani (eds), Gender and Identity in Arab Women’s Literature: Ink and Identity, Bloomsbury, 2026 Description Gender and Identity in Arab Women’s Literature: Ink and Identity follows the journey of Arab women from being silenced in male-authored texts to finding their voices in fiction, memoir, and theater. Whether writing from the streets, …
Michael Ardoline, Interiority Against Control. The Metaphysics, Ethics, and Politics of Information Technologies through Deleuze and Confucianism, Springer, 2026. About this book This monograph synthesizes Deleuze and Confucianism for a novel account of the good life at the dawn of a new epoch of power: control. It engages in both a broad survey of work …
A.J.A. Woods, Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West, Verso, 2026 The definitive history of a dangerous right-wing conspiracy theory “Cultural Marxism” is one of the far right’s favorite buzzwords. But despite its currency, the meaning and origins of the term are rarely investigated. This book uncovers the bizarre …
Hilary Bergen, Dance Anima: Techniques of Vitality Oxford University Press, 2026 Description This introduction explores the etymology of the word “anima” (Latin for soul or breath) and the contradictions inherent in thinking about dance: a force which cannot be fully controlled or contained but which is also an extractable energetic capital with humanist value. A …
Julie Assouly & Esther Heboyan (eds.) “Elsewhere” in American Cinema. How Hollywood Represents the World, Bloomsbury, 2026 Description The foreign ‘elsewhere’ has long been depicted in American cinema as a site of fascination and fantasy, shaping how Western audiences view the world. ‘Elsewhere’ in American Cinema explores how these portrayals have also created enduring stereotypes …
Ian Hunter, The Kantian Religion, Princeton University Press, 2026. A historical inquiry into Kantian philosophy as a form of philosophical religion Kantian philosophy is typically viewed as providing a universal theory of knowledge and morality based on timeless principles retrieved from the human mind. In The Kantian Religion, Ian Hunter offers a starkly different account. …
Maurizio Meloni, Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought A Racialized Canon, Routledge 2026 This book provides a historical and conceptual analysis of patterns of racialized otherness in European thought, traversing primary sources, historical periods, and national archives, to show that the longue durée of structural othering beyond individual disciplinary canons is essential to making …
Stephen J. Ball, Education Policy and Social Class The Selected Works of Stephen J. Ball, Routledge, 2026 Bringing together twenty years of research and writing, this book provides an overview of Stephen Ball’s career and shows not only the development of his most important ideas but also the long-lasting contributions he has made to the …
Emily Eakin, The Frenchmen. Or, My Life in Theory, Penguin Random House, 2026 Review by Dayna Tortorici, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Description When Emily Eakin arrived at Harvard in the late 1980s, she fell under the spell of an eclectic body of philosophical texts by a handful of French authors. This was French …
