The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory

A compelling critique of contemporary continental theory. Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism—Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou—Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and especially an affirmative thinking of resistance. He reveals a profound current of negativity that allows theory to return to its political calling.