"In this follow-up to his fruitful The Future of the Image , French philosopher Rancière argues forcefully against familiar critiques of the 'spectacle' . This persuasive argument is fleshed out through close readings of art, ¬photography, literature and video installation, and a drily amusing analysis of leftwing 'melancholy' and 'rightwing frenzy' in critiques of ¬capitalism."--Steven Poole, Guardian "What we see here is Ranciere developing a unique voice as a political theorist."-- Bookforum "French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is a refreshing read for anyone concerned with what art has to do with politics and society."-- Art Review "Ranciere's writings offer one of the few conceptualizations of how we are to continue to resist."--Slavoj Zizek " The Emancipated Spectator is intended to improve our comprehension of art and deepen our grasp of the politics of perception . [it has an] impressive concern with the political analysis of art and the use of imagery"-- Times Higher Education "What we are given is, above all, a figure of the spectator whose capacities to sense and think are greater than we have been prepared to conceive."-- Radical Philosophy "His art lies in the rigor of his argument--its careful, precise unfolding --and at the same time not treating his reader, whether university professor or unemployed actress, as an imbecile.

"--Kristin Ross "In the face of impossible attempts to proceed with progressive ideas within the terms of postmodernist discourse, Rancière shows a way out of the malaise."--Liam Gillick "It's clear that Jacques Rancière is relighting the flame that was extinguished for many--that is why he serves as such a signal reference today."--Thomas Hirschhorn.