TITLE: Introductory References for Geometric Representation Theory
QUESTION [24 upvotes]: Would anyone be able to recommend text books that give an introduction to Geometric Representation Theory and survey papers that give an outline of the work that has been done in the field? I'm looking for references that would be suitable as a follow up to James Humphrey's "Linear Algebraic Groups" and a first year graduate Algebraic Geometry course. I'd also prefer the texts to be in English but if it's necessary, I could also read references in French.

REPLY [11 votes]: I am currently reading though the two books already mentioned (Representation Theory and Complex Geometry by Chriss and Ginzburg and D-Modules, Perverse Sheaves, and Representation Theory by Hotta et al) and I definitely recommend them. Two other references  that I have found helpful are:

Fulton's Young Tableaux. This presents a snapshot of the geometry associated to $ GL_n $ (e.g. producing irreducible representations from lines bundles on flag varieties). It is also a relatively easy read!
Humphreys' Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras in the BGG Category $\mathcal{O}$. Whilst this is not so much about the geometric side of the picture, what I got out of it is an appreciation of the types of questions people in this area try to answer.