ABSTRACT
The French revue Lignes, founded in 1987 and still publishing today, covers literature, philosophy, art, and politics. Lignes is, then, a champion and continuation of the broad school known as la pensee 68. It could also be seen as a successor to Tel Quel, with which Lignes shares some key literary predecessors, thematic concerns, and contributors. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lignes attempted to eschew a defined political position. The principal point of convergence with Tel Quel is a shared literary heritage. Several articles, referring to Nancy and Foucault, argue against the Tel Quelian flouting of conventions to describe Bataille's transgression as 'ontological', a conception of 'being' as always in excess of itself, locating its borders only in exteriority, in contact with others. A greater internet and social media presence may also become key for the survival of intellectual schools and circles. Lignes is not an ideal example, Surya seeming reticent to rely on email distribution.
