Bataille: Nietzsche or Communism? An Interview with Stuart Kendall

Members and friends of Acid Horizon meet with Stuart Kendall to
discuss the work of 20th century writer Georges Bataille.
Bataille is a unique figure in French thought whose work spans
various milieus from literature to politics. As an opponent of
fascism, liberalism, and the real-existing communism of his day,
he and his associates endeavored to found a new politics which
drew together disparate threads from French anthropology,
mythological studies, and the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. The
discussion with Kendall centers upon Bataille’s use of Nietzsche
as a primary theoretical mediator.  Kendall also details
Bataille’s relationship with Albert Camus and ventures some
possible applications of Bataille’s thought amidst current
political crises.

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