Focussing on the work of Darwin, Nietzsche and Bergson, showing its relevance to cultural and social theory influential theorist Elizabeth Grosz investigates the social and political implications of evolutionary change.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Grosz is the author of six previous books including the widely read Volatile Bodies (Allen + Unwin, 1994) and has been nominated for many prizes for her work, including the New South Wales Premier's Award and the James Russell Lowell Prize. Hugely influential in many fields of critical theory, she has taught at (amongst others) the University of Sydney, Monash University, Harvard, Princeton, and Johns Hopkins University. She is currently Professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in the USA.