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Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean is a British novelist known for her reinterpretation of history and mythology. Her works have won numerous literary awards, including the Costa Children's Book Award. Born on June 6, 1951, she has had a significant influence in the literary world. more

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“To speak only well of Jacques Ranciere is not an easy task, given the positions that the two of us occupy. Perhaps my constant praise might, in fact, be the worst fate that I could have in store for him. Would doing so be precisely the most underhanded way to attack him? If, for example, I were to announce that we are in agreement on a number of important points, how would he take that? Would he rather just as soon change his mind on all those points and leave me behind?”

“The dominance of [an ideology] is shown by the fact that the dominated classes live their conditions of political existence through the forms of dominant political discourse: this means that often they live even their revolt against domination of the system within the frame of reference of the dominant legitimacy.”