The Being of Relation

The Being of Relation engages the relational weave of modes of existence that depart from normopathic, colonial, white frames. From Fernand Deligny's errant lines, to Edouard Glissant's difference without separability, an ethos of approximation of proximity is proposed that explores parapedagogies of resistance. 2 illus.

About the author

Erin Manning is professor of fine arts and philosophy at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Recent books include For a Pragmatics of the Useless and Out of the Clear.

Summary

Brings together Glissant’s poetics of relation and Deligny’s errant lines to study the structures holding whiteness and neurotypicality in place. Moves beyond the confines of pathology and psychological assessment to look into how blackness and neurodiversity emerge at the very site of relation—where identity is constantly unfolding. 2 illus.

Product details

• Authors: Erin Manning
• Publisher: Intellect
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.09.2025
• EAN: 9781835951439
• ISBN: 978-1-83595-143-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Artwork Scholarship: International Perspectives in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology