The first collection of critical essays on the film work of the philosopher Jacques RanciereJacques Ranciere rose to prominence as a radical egalitarian philosopher political theorist and historian Recently he has intervened into the discourses of film theory and film studies publishing controversial and challenging works on these topics This book offers an exciting range of responses to and assessments of his contributions to film studies and includes an afterword response to the essays by Ranciere himself Contributors includeNico Baumbach Columbia UniversityRey Chow Duke UniversityBram Ieven Utrecht UniversityMonica Lopez Lerma Helsinki UniversityPatricia MacCormack University of East AngliaRichard Stamp Bath Spa UniversityJames Steintrager University of California Irvine