Criticism, theory & documents
Series founded by Alexandre Laumonier.
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
A landmark study on the psychological effects of oppression on Black Americans during the 1940s.
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
A reflection on history and the historical document, based on the chronicles of a village written in the 19th century by a Walloon worker.
2017
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
An ethnological study of witchcraft in West Africa, based on field research conducted in five countries between 1994 and 2000.
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
A collective work bringing together thirty contributors, based on an experimental research project conducted with artists and theoreticians (philosophers, sociologists, historians, scientists...) around the question of the formats of art, a forgotten yet decisive issue that crosses contemporary artistic practices in depth.
2014
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
A collection of previously unpublished or revised texts by Jean-Claude Lebensztejn (1992-2012).
2012
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
The story of objectivity, by two of the greatest historians of science today.
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
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The unknown and disregarded literary arts of sixteenth century England (graffiti, tatoos, writing on clothes or ceramics...): a startling new perspective of early modern literature and cultural history.
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
The first artistic perspective on prehistoric art through the rigorous study of its formal conventions and stylistic developments.
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
First translation in French of the study on American beaver by a pioneer of ethology and anthropology in the US, an avant-garde and surprisingly relevant work in an age of global ecological crisis.
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
An erotic history of art, from the figure of Pygmalion.
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
First translation in French of a major work by British social anthropologist.
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
The central role of female body in the history of anatomy, beyond the historiographical "taboo" around the religious prohibition.
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Fabula
A collection of texts on contemporary experimental practices in art.
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Cinema & video art – Fabula
An unfinished project by Eisenstein inspired by the deconstruction of traditional architecture and its ideologies.
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Cinema & video art – Fabula
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A selection of Eisenstein's writings.