Morris, Duck-Rabbit with Body
Robert Morris’s art is an essential part of every major museum collection on the planet, and the catalogue for his latest drawing show in Valencia, Spain is as large as a telephone book. In the following, he urges all of us to STFU.
Looking For Silence
R. Morris 2011
As my hearing continues to deteriorate I look forward to complete deafness with calm anticipation and no regrets. Continue reading
Filed under Arts
Could Bergen’s Concord displace the Oslo Accords? Continue reading
Filed under Criticsm, Media, WJT Report
Ariella Azoulay
…and while you are returning home,
your home,
think of others
don’t forget the people of the tents…
(Mahmoud Darwish, tr. Fayeq Oweis)
One summer day in July 2011, without any particular previous sign, masses of civilians appeared in the streets and public squares all over the State of Israel. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, Palestinian protest
Critical Inquiry has gone digital.
For more than thirty-five years, CI has been at the forefront of critical thought in the Humanities. Associated with no single school of thought, tied to no single discipline, it has provided a forum for cutting-edge work in the humanities, arts and social sciences—recognized as “One of the best known and most influential journals in the world” (Chicago Tribune), and “Academe’s most prestigious theory journal” (New York Times).
None of that will change. Critical Inquiry will continue to appear as a quarterly print journal. JSTOR subscribers—and people affiliated with institutions that subscribe—will still be able to access the contents of every issue as soon as it appears in print. We will continue to challenge and provoke, enlighten and enrage.
Everything else, however, will be different.
Of course, CI has had a web presence for years. But on our new site you will find web-exclusive content, including advance copies of articles that have not yet appeared in the print edition. You will be able to watch CI-sponsored lectures and events, including the presentations of our distinguished Critical Inquiry professors (in 2011-12, Leo Bersani). You will find readers’ responses to controversial articles—no more waiting for months to watch a conversation play out. You will see multimedia become a feature of our essays (for instance, studies of film illustrated with clips instead of stills), along with a broader range of materials including original art. You will find dossiers selected from our vast archive, classic articles selected for topical relevance and made available free of charge for a limited time. Last but not least, you will find In the Moment—our blog, featuring postings from CI’s broad network of distinguished authors and advisors on matters of pressing interest. With the world in crisis and the humanities under siege, informed and truly critical inquiry has never been more urgent—and CI has never been more timely.
We are still a peer-reviewed print journal. But we are now much more than that. On behalf CI’s editors, advisors and authors, we bid you welcome. We invite you to explore the site, and to join our mailing list for bulletins and updates.
(Critical Inquiry would like to thank Everett Connor of the University of Chicago Press’ Journals Division for warmly supporting this initiative, and Andre Marques and Ben Koditschek of NSIT at the University of Chicago for designing the site.)
Filed under Interdisciplinarity
Ned McClennen
In 2002 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, applied for admission to a Master’s program in philosophy, policy and social values I was teaching at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Continue reading
Filed under Arab Spring, Libya, Libyan Constitution, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Janice Misurell-Mitchell, composer and performer (flute and voice) ponders the recent demonstration at the Israeli Philharmonic’s performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This blog begins with links to a couple of YouTube videos of the event. Continue reading
In the Moment 