René Girard

2 months ago | thecritic.co.uk | René Girard |Byrne Hobart |Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Humanity can’t stay stagnant for long There are books that appear to gauge the vitality of a certain place and time, and Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation is one of them. It will mark this decade as one of the most optimistic works on the condition of the Western world.

Sep 17, 2024 | firstthings.com | René Girard |Cynthia Haven |Colin Chan Redemer

All Desire Is a Desire for BeingBy René Girard, Selected by Cynthia L. HavenPenguin Classics, 336 pages, $18 I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me,” Donald Trump said during his debate with Kamala Harris. “They talk about democracy. I'm a threat to democracy. They're the threat to democracy—with the fake Russia Russia Russia investigation that went nowhere.” David Muir, one of the moderators, cut him off before he could continue.

Jul 19, 2024 | press.jhu.edu | René Girard

René Girard is a Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization at Stanford University. Two of his books, Deceit, Desire, and the Novel, which was also translated by Yvonne Freccero, and Violence and the Sacred, are available from Johns Hopkins University Press.

Jun 23, 2023 | davidson.edu | René Girard

During his tenure, the needs and interests of the student body and greater campus community have changed significantly. Spach and the Chaplains’ Office team have developed new ways to engage a student body that seeks out relevant on-campus programming, immersive travel experiences and community-building opportunities. What’s kept him here for 30 years? Most of all, he says, the amazing students.

Mar 18, 2023 | fabula.org | René Girard

«  Je ne voudrais pas qu’on prenne ce livre pour un simple essai d’esthétique. Cette jouissance m’est étrangère. L’art ne m’intéresse en effet que dans la mesure où il intensifie l’angoisse de l’époque. Ainsi seulement, il accomplit sa fonction qui est de révéler. «  Le présent ouvrage rassemble huit essais, qui s’échelonnent du début des années 1950 à la fin des années 1980.