Critical trajectories and the timing of critique. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: King, Rebekka; Goldstein, Warren S; Boyarin, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Critical research on religion. Volume 6:Number 1(2018:Apr.)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: Anthropology of religion -- critique -- critical theory -- ethnography -- Foucault; Religion -- Periodicals; Religion -- Research -- Periodicals; Religion and sociology -- Periodicals; Religion and politics -- Periodicals; 200.5
• DOI: 10.1177/2050303218757326
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-3032

Abstract

This editorial discusses the place of critique at different stages in research and writing. It evokes Foucault's conception of critique as transformative and draws from the symposium in this issue examining the role of critique in anthropology to shift the conversation to the question of when critique occurs. The editorial advocates for the notion of critique as a competency that is dependent upon context.