Helen-Mary Cawood
Biographic Data
| ID | 1268508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen-Mary Cawood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen-Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Cawood |
| SIGNATURE | CAWOOD H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3311-9166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Heed the Mute Language of Nature”
This paper attempts to conceptualise urban wildlife photography as so-called intersemiotic translation by reconceptualising the photographer as a translator who acts as "a mediator in an experiential process that allows the recipient (viewer, listener, reader or participant) to re-create the sense [...] of the source artefact for him or herself" (Cultural Literacy in Europe, in [Bennett, K. 2019. "Editor's Introduction. The New Iconicity: Challen…
Spectacles of social activism
Intellectual decolonisation and the danger of epistemic closure
This paper draws from the paradigm of Critical Theory (CT) and Decolonial Theory to engage in an introductory discussion on the need for a new methodological paradigm, namely a Critical Decolonial Theory. This is put forward in order to both argue for the imperative of introducing multiple narratives to the philosophical practice of contemporary social critique in South Africa, as well as to provide a cautionary note relating to how the decolonis…
Fromm’s ethic of solidarity and the potential for critical communitarianism
It can be (and has been) claimed that one of the central thematic concerns in Erich Fromm’s immense body of critical work is the exposition of a new “radical” humanist ethic, based upon the normative foundations of human solidarity/relatedness and love. The role of community in this ethic is vital, as Fromm argues for the existence of an intrinsically human need for belonging and communion. According to Fromm, the breakdown of traditional societi…
Discourse Analysis
While contemporary theories of Cosmopolitanism often tend to overlook ideological structures of identity on the basic levels of beliefs, experiences, and the situation of the human condition, this article aims at providing a metaphorical unpacking of ethical-existential identities of post-colonial African discourse. Achille Mbembe's work on the post-colonial subject forms the basis of analysis and critique, while the framework for this archaeolog…
Intellectual decolonisation and the danger of epistemic closure
This paper draws from the paradigm of Critical Theory (CT) and Decolonial Theory to engage in an introductory discussion on the need for a new methodological paradigm, namely a Critical Decolonial Theory. This is put forward in order to both argue for the imperative of introducing multiple narratives to the philosophical practice of contemporary social critique in South Africa, as well as to provide a cautionary note relating to how the decolonis…
Fromm’s ethic of solidarity and the potential for critical communitarianism
It can be (and has been) claimed that one of the central thematic concerns in Erich Fromm’s immense body of critical work is the exposition of a new “radical” humanist ethic, based upon the normative foundations of human solidarity/relatedness and love. The role of community in this ethic is vital, as Fromm argues for the existence of an intrinsically human need for belonging and communion. According to Fromm, the breakdown of traditional societi…
Discourse Analysis
While contemporary theories of Cosmopolitanism often tend to overlook ideological structures of identity on the basic levels of beliefs, experiences, and the situation of the human condition, this article aims at providing a metaphorical unpacking of ethical-existential identities of post-colonial African discourse. Achille Mbembe's work on the post-colonial subject forms the basis of analysis and critique, while the framework for this archaeolog…
Fromm’s ethic of solidarity and the potential for critical communitarianism
It can be (and has been) claimed that one of the central thematic concerns in Erich Fromm’s immense body of critical work is the exposition of a new “radical” humanist ethic, based upon the normative foundations of human solidarity/relatedness and love. The role of community in this ethic is vital, as Fromm argues for the existence of an intrinsically human need for belonging and communion. According to Fromm, the breakdown of traditional societi…
Intellectual decolonisation and the danger of epistemic closure
This paper draws from the paradigm of Critical Theory (CT) and Decolonial Theory to engage in an introductory discussion on the need for a new methodological paradigm, namely a Critical Decolonial Theory. This is put forward in order to both argue for the imperative of introducing multiple narratives to the philosophical practice of contemporary social critique in South Africa, as well as to provide a cautionary note relating to how the decolonis…
Spectacles of social activism
Heed the Mute Language of Nature”
This paper attempts to conceptualise urban wildlife photography as so-called intersemiotic translation by reconceptualising the photographer as a translator who acts as "a mediator in an experiential process that allows the recipient (viewer, listener, reader or participant) to re-create the sense [...] of the source artefact for him or herself" (Cultural Literacy in Europe, in [Bennett, K. 2019. "Editor's Introduction. The New Iconicity: Challen…
Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Critical theory (2 works)