Through a reading of Joseph Conrad’s novels, Nidesh Lawtoo examines the psychological, ethical, and anthropological implications of contagious affects that trouble the boundaries of individuation. Loo
Nidesh Lawtoo presents a study of subjectivity in the modern era, focusing on the processes of unconscious mimesis that Lawtoo argues Nietzsche saw at work in "the herd mentality." The phantom of the
With its innovative narrative structure and its controversial explorations of race, gender and empire, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is a landmark of 20th century literature that continues to reso
Twelve contributions delve into Heart of Darkness in light of the response to that by French philosopher Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-2007) after hearing a reading of the text in French in 1992. Several year
