Kieran Aarons
Biographic Data
| ID | 1664864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kieran Aarons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kieran |
| FAMILY NAME | Aarons |
| SIGNATURE | AARONS K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Ambivalence of Myth in Reiner Schürmann’s Phenomenology of Symbolic Praxis
For over a decade, Reiner Schürmann considered his phenomenology of symbolic action to be the centerpiece of his philosophical project. After 1980, however, it drops out entirely. This article argues that a central tension surrounding this theory lies in its complex reliance on categories sourced from nineteenth- and twentieth-century theorists of mythology. In his theory of “symbolic difference,” Schürmann attempts to extract from the experience…
Exile and Fragmentation
In dialogue with Kristin Ross and Fred Moten, as well as recent theorizations of destituent power, this article aims to trace the practical logic that governs place-based politics in our anarchic epoch, including the construction of collective formations that defend them
A Dance without a Song
This article traces a logical and political thread leading from the theory of revolt in Furio Jesi's 1969 Spartakus to his later work on festivity and the "mythological machine model." It opens by arguing that the humanist model that frames Jesi's early efforts to disarm the allure of insurgent violence, sacrificial mythology, and Manichaean politics generates insoluble aporias that spur the development of a radically different approach to the st…
Introduction
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
Cruel Festivals
This article evaluates Furio Jesi's conception of mythic violence, focusing in particular on his theory of revolt as a mode of collective experience qualitatively distinct from that of revolution. Jesi offers both a descriptive phenomenology of how uprisings alter the human experience of time and action, as well as a critique of the "autonomy" these moments afford their participants. In spite of their immense transformative power to interrupt his…
Symposium Introduction
Symposium Introduction:Myth and Politics in Furio Jesi Kieran Aarons (bio) This symposium gathers original translations, commentaries, and unpublished documents related to the rich and multidisciplinary oeuvre of Italian mythologist and critical theorist Furio Jesi (1941–1980). Although relatively unknown in Anglophone circles, Jesi casts a long shadow in the world of Italian letters. In spite of his tragic death at the young age of 39, the autod…
Introduction
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
Cruel Festivals
This article evaluates Furio Jesi's conception of mythic violence, focusing in particular on his theory of revolt as a mode of collective experience qualitatively distinct from that of revolution. Jesi offers both a descriptive phenomenology of how uprisings alter the human experience of time and action, as well as a critique of the "autonomy" these moments afford their participants. In spite of their immense transformative power to interrupt his…
Symposium Introduction
Symposium Introduction:Myth and Politics in Furio Jesi Kieran Aarons (bio) This symposium gathers original translations, commentaries, and unpublished documents related to the rich and multidisciplinary oeuvre of Italian mythologist and critical theorist Furio Jesi (1941–1980). Although relatively unknown in Anglophone circles, Jesi casts a long shadow in the world of Italian letters. In spite of his tragic death at the young age of 39, the autod…
Exile and Fragmentation
In dialogue with Kristin Ross and Fred Moten, as well as recent theorizations of destituent power, this article aims to trace the practical logic that governs place-based politics in our anarchic epoch, including the construction of collective formations that defend them
A Dance without a Song
This article traces a logical and political thread leading from the theory of revolt in Furio Jesi's 1969 Spartakus to his later work on festivity and the "mythological machine model." It opens by arguing that the humanist model that frames Jesi's early efforts to disarm the allure of insurgent violence, sacrificial mythology, and Manichaean politics generates insoluble aporias that spur the development of a radically different approach to the st…
Introduction
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
The Ambivalence of Myth in Reiner Schürmann’s Phenomenology of Symbolic Praxis
For over a decade, Reiner Schürmann considered his phenomenology of symbolic action to be the centerpiece of his philosophical project. After 1980, however, it drops out entirely. This article argues that a central tension surrounding this theory lies in its complex reliance on categories sourced from nineteenth- and twentieth-century theorists of mythology. In his theory of “symbolic difference,” Schürmann attempts to extract from the experience…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Mythology (3 works) · Political Theology and Sovereignty (3 works) · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)