Crisis of the European Subject

by Julia Kristeva

A gem of a personal exploration by Julia Kristeva, examining contemporary issues such as European identity, the role of religion in political life, and the meaning of equality for women.

Genres: Theory, France, Philosophy

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 2000

About the author

Julia Kristeva is professor emerita of linguistics at the Université de Paris VII and author of many acclaimed works. Her Columbia University Press books include Hatred and Forgiveness (2012); The Severed Head: Capital Visions (2014); and, with Philippe Sollers, Marriage as a Fine Art (2016).

Reviews

[michal k-c · Rating 4 out of 5]

God died in the Balkans

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains a few fascinating essays from the Bulgarian-French critical theorist examining the intersecting narratives at work in Europe at the turn of the millennium. There's a very comprehensive and helpful introduction that explains the historical, cultural and international context of Kristeva's analyses.

[Kate Elliott · Rating 4 out of 5]

First full length Kristeva I've read outside of snippet pieces in a lit crit class. Highly interesting. Great chapter on Hannah Arendt and the importance of personal narrative in constructing citizenship. Trippy later chapters on theology. Never thought I'd hear the trinity described in Oedipal terms, but Kristeva will be Kristeva, right?