Background
Harvey, Robert James was born on January 13, 1951 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Orien and Cherrill Marion (Pingree) Harvey.
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In this, one of the last published books planned by one of the major cultural philosophers of our time, Lyotard addresses, in his powerful and allusive critical voice, Malraux's reflections on art and literature. The result, more than a sequel to Lyotard's acclaimed biography Signé Malraux, tells us as much about Lyotard and his critical concerns as it does about Malraux. It gives us Lyotard's final thoughts on his long study of the critical, disruptive possibilities of art and of the relation between aesthetics and politics. At first glance, Lyotard's sympathetic and generous analysis of Malraux might be surprising to some, for Malraux's metaphysics of art seems far removed from, if not diametrically opposed to, Lyotard's postmodern, experimental approach. But this is perhaps the book's greatest achievement, for Lyotard succeeds both in giving a compelling critical reading of Malraux (and through him of an entire era of art criticism) and in presenting, complicating, and developing his own position on art and aesthetics. In order to present Lyotard's exquisitely compact style in the best possible way, the original French text appears on facing pages with the English translation.
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researcher French language educator
Harvey, Robert James was born on January 13, 1951 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Orien and Cherrill Marion (Pingree) Harvey.
Bachelor in French,, University California, Berkeley, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in French, University California, Berkeley, 1988. Master of Arts in French, San Fransisco State University, 1975.
Habilitation, University Paris 8, 2001.
Assistant professor French, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1988-1994, associate professor, 1994—2001, advisor Humanities Institute, since 1994, associate director Humanities Institute, since 1997, professor French, comparative literature, philosophy, since 2001.
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United Nations representative New York, Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitie entre les Peuples, Paris, since 1989. Fellow Ecole Normale Superieure. Member Modern Language Association, Association des Amis de Pontigny-Cerisy, Canada Society Hermeneutics and Postmodern Thought, International Association Philosophy and Literature, Teachers for a Democratic Culture.
Married Héléne Volat. Children: Jane Clare, Ruth Patricia.