Abstract: Three founding editors, John Brenkman, Stanley Aronowitz, and Fredric Jameson, discuss the origins of the title SOCIAL TEXT. Aronowitz argues that it comes from Henri Lefebvre’s CRITIQUE OF EVERYDAY LIFE, while Jameson claims he did not know Lefebvre at … Continue reading “"Social Text"”
Issue: Issue 100 Collective History
Social Text
brent hayes edwardsDespite the divergence between the accounts given by Stanley Aronowitz and Fredric Jameson of the origins of the name SOCIAL TEXT, it is worth exploring the use of the phrase in the work of Henri Lefebvre. Even if it is … Continue reading “Social Text”
Social Text
Alondra NelsonDespite the divergence between the accounts given by Stanley Aronowitz and Fredric Jameson of the origins of the name SOCIAL TEXT, it is worth exploring the use of the phrase in the work of Henri Lefebvre. Even if it is … Continue reading “Social Text”
Social Text
Tavia Nyong'oDespite the divergence between the accounts given by Stanley Aronowitz and Fredric Jameson of the origins of the name SOCIAL TEXT, it is worth exploring the use of the phrase in the work of Henri Lefebvre. Even if it is … Continue reading “Social Text”
State
Heather GautneyThis essay discusses the evolution of state theory from G. W. F. Hegel to Gilles Deleuze, with a focus on the ways in which the state has been theorized as a mechanism of egalitarian social change. Following Michael Hardt and … Continue reading “State”
Theory
phillip brian harperConsidering the intersections of theory, culture, and ideology in SOCIAL TEXT, this essay suggests that for all its interest in theory, the journal has never had a theory of theory, except for the proposition that insofar as theory explains practice … Continue reading “Theory”
University
Randy MartinAs a critical nomenclature in SOCIAL TEXT, university points to a constellation of trends that coalesces around the corporate ethos of higher education: professionalization, academic capitalism, industry standardization, anti-intellectualism, managerialist protocols, adjunctifying professoriate, casualized instruction, knowledge factory, and the global … Continue reading “University”
University
eng-beng limAbstract: As a critical nomenclature in SOCIAL TEXT, university points to a constellation of trends that coalesces around the corporate ethos of higher education: professionalization, academic capitalism, industry standardization, anti-intellectualism, managerialist protocols, adjunctifying professoriate, casualized instruction, knowledge factory, and the … Continue reading “University”
War
Allen FeldmanAs viewed through the lens of work published in SOCIAL TEXT on the governmentality of terror] this essay proposes that the trope of the terrorist signals the departure of a reliable and calculable enemy and the “unleashing of the incommensurable– … Continue reading “War”
The SOCIAL TEXT Collective (1979 – 2009)
Social Text CollectiveCollected here are the names of all members of the SOCIAL TEXT collective, from the founding of the journal until today. The masthead of SOCIAL TEXT 1 is reproduced, to honor the founding editors and collective. People who joined the … Continue reading “The SOCIAL TEXT Collective (1979 – 2009)”