Search Results - "Theoria (Pietermaritzburg)"

The Myth of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Moll, Ian

“…This article argues that there is no such phenomenon as a Fourth Industrial Revolution. It derives a framework for the analysis of any industrial revolution…”
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Tame the Name: An Analysis of the Treatment of Persian Names in English-Speaking Contexts by Heidari, Amin

“…Abstract This article examines two mechanisms in treating Persian names in English-speaking contexts: name projection and name adoption. The article adopts…”
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Political Ontology and Emancipation in Castoriadis and Laclau–Mouffe by Piñeiro, David Sánchez

“…Abstract Cornelius Castoriadis’ The Imaginary Institution of Society and Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe's Hegemony and Socialist Strategy are two…”
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Weapons of Theory: On the Notions of ‘Origins’ and ‘Roots’ in Decolonial Thought by Sunnemark, Ludvig, Sunnemark, Fredrik

“…Abstract This article critically engages with central tenets of decolonial thought. While sympathetic to decolonial thought's anti-colonialism and critique of…”
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The Biopolitics of COVID-19: Thinking through, with and ‘beyond’ Foucault by Amo-Agyemang, Charles

“…Abstract This article is heavily inspired by Michel Foucault's lectures on biopolitical power over life as a starting point for thinking about contemporary…”
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Disruptive Emotions and Affective Injustice Within an African-Inspired Relational Ethics: What Has to Give? by Carman, Mary

“…Abstract Forms of African relational ethics that prioritise the value of harmony struggle to accommodate arguably valuable disharmony, such as disruptive…”
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Wolfgang Streeck on the Origins of Capitalist Crisis by Sadian, Samuel

“…Abstract Shortly after the financial crisis of 2008, Wolfgang Streeck emerged as a highly influential and ambitious critical theorist of capitalism and crisis…”
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Revisiting Badiou's Theory of the Political Subject by Rech, Walter

“…Abstract This article argues that Alain Badiou's theory of the subject offers conceptual resources that help make sense of ordinary life-experiences of…”
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Civic Friendship, Capabilities and Affiliation by Miloš, Ana Gavran, Zelič, Nebojša

“…Abstract In The New Religious Intolerance , Martha Nussbaum addresses rising intolerance and fear of difference in contemporary societies. She suggests…”
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Philosophy Education and the Reconstruction of Subjectivity and Modernity in Africa by Merawi, Fasil

“…Abstract The article explores the role that can be played by philosophy education in terms of addressing the crisis of subjectivity and modernity in Africa…”
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Opening the Black Box of Urban Development: Cultural Heritage Activism at the Amazon Megaproject in Cape Town by Robins, Steven, Baumgardt, Laurin

“…Abstract This article focuses on efforts by indigenous activists to oppose a mega-development in the middle of the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) at the River…”
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Biopolitical Leviathan: Understanding State Power in the Era of COVID-19 through the Weberian-Foucauldian Theory of the State by Gjerde, Lars Erik Løvaas

“…Abstract The coronavirus pandemic made the biopolitics of infection control the core object of states around the world. Globally, states governed spheres…”
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Opacity and Transparency: On the ‘Passive Legitimacy’ of Capitalist Democracy by Hausknost, Daniel

“…Abstract I present the contours of an explanatory model of legitimacy that directs the focus away from normative questions and onto specific mechanisms of…”
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Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Assault on Meaning (An Interview with Steven Friedman) by Friedman, Steven, Piper, Laurence

“…Abstract In Good Jew, Bad Jew Steven Friedman argues that the meaning of anti-Semitism favoured by the Israeli government and its allies prioritises loyalty to…”
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Theoria Speaks Back: Thinking the Political from the Perspective of the Global South (An Interview with Lawrence Hamilton) by Hamilton, Lawrence, Piper, Laurence

“…Abstract In this interview, the previous editor-in-chief of Theoria , Lawrence Hamilton, describes the evolution of Theoria to become a journal with more…”
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A Democratic Theory of Life: Living Democracy with Black Lives Matter by Asenbaum, Hans, Chenault, Reece, Harris, Christopher, Hassan, Akram, Hierro, Curtis, Houldsworth, Stephen, Mack, Brandon, Martin, Shauntrice, Newsome, Chivona, Reed, Kayla, Rice, Tony, Torres, Shevone, Wilson, Terry J., II

“…Abstract In response to its current crisis, scholars call for the revitalisation of democracy through democratic innovations. While they make ample use of life…”
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Beyond the Education of Desire: The Utopia of Councils in Abensour by Mazzocchi, Paul

“…Abstract While critical utopias sought to rescue the political import of utopia, recently scholars have questioned their overemphasis on literary forms and a…”
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Digitality and Political Theory: Mapping a Research Agenda in African Political Thought by Favarato, Claudia

“…Abstract Digitality is increasingly central to individuals’ existence, which has political implications. The article maps the political implications of…”
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Identity and Relation: Praxis, Bad Faith, Severed Ties, and Possible African Remedies by Smook, Ettienne

“…Abstract Sustained dialogue between people and the authenticity of relationships are dependent on the existence of an epistemic distance between the…”
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John V. Garner and Maria-Constanza Garrido Sierralta, The Greek Imaginary: From Homer to Heraclitus, Seminars 1982-2042 by Enslin, John

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