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Critique is the critique of power

This event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.
This event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.
Wednesday 21 May 2025 | 1 hour 32 minutes 47 seconds

This event uses a debate format to engage with the meanings of the concept of critique, which has been central to core traditions in the humanities and the social sciences. The event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.

Inspired by the Group for Debates in Anthropological Theory, the speakers have been asked to speak in favour of or in opposition a set motion. Claire Decoteau and Nick Couldry will speak in favour, while Thomas Scheffer and Monika Krause will speak in opposition.

Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo by Pixabay via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gold-quill-pen-372748/

This event uses a debate format to engage with the meanings of the concept of critique, which has been central to core traditions in the humanities and the social sciences. The event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.

Inspired by the Group for Debates in Anthropological Theory, the speakers have been asked to speak in favour of or in opposition a set motion. Claire Decoteau and Nick Couldry will speak in favour, while Thomas Scheffer and Monika Krause will speak in opposition.

Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo by Pixabay via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gold-quill-pen-372748/