Balibar (Etienne) papers (original) (raw)

Description

This collection is comprised of manuscripts and research materials from philosopher and political theorist Etienne Balibar.

Background

Etienne Balibar is best known as a Marxist philosopher and political theorist focused on historical materialism, critical theory, ethics, and political philosophy. As a student of Louis Althusser at the École Normale Supérieure from 1960 to 1965, Balibar contributed to Althusser's collective theoretical work Reading Capital(1965). Major books written by Balibar include Spinoza and Politics (1985), Race, Nation, Class(with Immanuel Wallerstein, 1991), The Philosophy of Marx (1993), Politics and the Other Scene (2002), and We, the People of Europe? Reflections on Transnational Citizenship (2004).

Extent

2.6 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Restrictions

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Availability

The collection is open for research. Writings not authored by Etienne Balibar may not be photocopied or duplicated.