Dissensus: On Politics And Aesthetics Brings Together Some Of Jacques Rancire''s Most Recent Writings On Art And Politics To Show The Critical Potential Of Two Of His Most Important Concepts: The Aesthetics Of Politics And The Politics Of Aesthetics. In This Fascinating Collection, Rancire Engages In A Radical Critique Of Some Of His Major Contemporaries On Questions Of Art And Politics: Gilles Deleuze, Antonio Negri, Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou And Jacques Derrida. The Essays Show How Rancire''s Ideas Can Be Used To Analyse Contemporary Trends In Both Art And Politics, Including The Events Surrounding 911, War In The Contemporary Consensual Age, And The Ethical Turn Of Aesthetics And Politics.