The Politics of Critique
In the article I argue, through the sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour’s works, that critique is a political endeavour. The first part of the paper analyses Latour’s description of politics as re-presentation and thereafter I argue that the necessity for re-presentative politics makes critiqu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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Lärdomshistoriska samfundet
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Lychnos |
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| Online Access: | https://tidskriftenlychnos.se/article/view/20445 |
| Summary: | In the article I argue, through the sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour’s works, that critique is a political endeavour. The first part of the paper analyses Latour’s description of politics as re-presentation and thereafter I argue that the necessity for re-presentative politics makes critique an essential part of politics. In the second part, an analysis of Latour’s argument that the scholar is a political actor is carried out. The conclusion is, that to the extent that the scholar expresses critique, he or she will be engaged in politics. Finally, I analyse what, according to Latour, constitutes good and bad critique from a political perspective.
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| ISSN: | 0076-1648 2004-4852 |