Jean-Luc Nancy: The Myth of Community (Prelude)

Jean-Luc Nancy is internationally known for launching the concept of "community" on the philosophical scene. But what is the mythic experience that gave birth to his community in the first place? Where was this scene set? And who are its protagonists? In this singular-plural interview shot in Strasbourg during the summer of 2020, Jean-Luc Nancy begins to tell the myth of his community to Nidesh Lawtoo. Addressing a world that "is soon going to disappear," Nancy narrates a Prologue for a communal myth yet to come... HOM Videos is part of an ERC-funded project titled Homo Mimeticus: Theory and Criticism, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n°716181) More information: www.homomimeticus.eu Follow us on FaceBook:   / hom_gmproject   Twitter: https://x.com/HOM_GMProject