Jacques Rancière Biography

Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher whose work probes foundational concepts of political discourse, questioning ideology and the relationship between masses and knowledge. He famously broke with his mentor to explore how we perceive the disenfranchised and how thinkers engage with those outside intellectual circles. His later writings examine human rights, particularly the authority of international bodies in determining interventions and conflict, and his aesthetic theories have significantly influenced the visual arts.