Christiane Vollaire
Philosophe
Christiane Vollaire est philosophe. Chercheure associée au CNAM, membre du programme Non-lieux de l’exil (Institut Convergences Migrations, EHESS), membre de la rédaction de la revue Chimères et du Comité scientifique de la revue Études balkaniques. Croisant les enjeux de la philosophie esthétique, politique et médicale, elle a forgé un concept de la philosophie de terrain. Ouvrages parus : Humanitaire, le cœur de la guerre (ed. L’Insulaire, Paris, 2007) ; Le Milieu de nulle part (en collaboration avec le photographe Philippe Bazin), ed. Créaphis, 2012 ; Pour une philosophie de terrain, ed. Créaphis, 2017.
Distance ludique, distance critique ?
Christiane Vollaire / Lydia Martin / Alain Bernardini
This book is based on the concept of distance, as it lies at the heart of the concept of play: to say that there is play is to say that there is a space between the two parts of a mechanism, which allows it to function. Distance is also precisely the condition for a critical gaze. Starting from a historical and conceptual questioning of the relationship between play and work, this book combines the research of a psychologist and a philosopher on the power relations that these relationships induce and the contemporary uses of play, in its sporting as well as theatrical, physical as well as digital forms.
The question of management, central to the contemporary world of work, is addressed both through the psychologist's reflective experience in the field of business and through its historical roots and connections, from industrial Fordism to political authoritarianism. The book concludes with a reflection on the notion of power games, central to Michel Foucault's thinking in analyzing contemporary forms of government as well as in supporting the possibility of counter-powers.
Alain Bernardini's photographic work playfully illuminates the questioning.
Distance ludique, distance critique ?
12 x 17 cm, 152 pages, 7 four-color reproductions, softcover, paperback
Graphic design: Laurence Chéné
ISBN: ISBN 978-2-843140-59-4
UN ARCHIPEL DES SOLIDARITÉS
Philippe Bazin / Christiane Vollaire
“To those who continue to be battered by the political storms threatening our archipelagos. To those who have the collective strength to weather these storms.”
This book is the result of fieldwork carried out in Greece between July 2017 and January 2020 by philosopher Christiane Vollaire and photographer Philippe Bazin. It combines critical documentary photography and field philosophy around the driving force of solidarity.
An Archipelago of Solidarity presents the power of solidarity networks in the face of destructive global policies. It thus prompts reflection on “another political possibility” and the energy of the common good.
UN ARCHIPEL DES SOLIDARITÉS
18.5 x 24 cm, 364 pages, 100 four-color reproductions, softcover with flaps
Graphic design: L’Atelier d’édition
ISBN: 978-2-843140-99-0