Brian Britt
Biographic Data
| ID | 322969 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Britt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Britt |
| SIGNATURE | BRITT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Remnant and the Trace in Biblical Tradition
The biblical motif of the remnant appears in prophetic oracles of restoration to address problems of theodicy in covenant religion. This essay argues that the category of trace in the work of Jacques Derrida and other modern thinkers provides a conceptual model for the biblical remnant and that theories of the trace belong to biblical tradition. The remnant and the trace share dynamics of past and future, presence and absence, with respect to his…
The Inversions of Walter Benjamin's Anarchism
Walter Benjamin's ambivalent engagement with anarchist thought extends beyond well-known works from the early 1920s such as "Critique of Violence" (1921). Contemporary anarchist thinkers, including Gustav Landauer and Georges Sorel, influenced Benjamin and many of his associates, including Ernst Bloch, Erich Unger, Hugo Ball, and Gershom Scholem. This article describes the place of anarchism in Benjamin's work, particularly in the fragment "World…
Excavating Exodus
Reviewed by: Excavating Exodus: Biblical Typology and Racial Solidarity in African American Literature by J. Laurence Cohen Brian Britt J. Laurence Cohen, Excavating Exodus: Biblical Typology and Racial Solidarity in African American Literature (Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press, 2021) Excavating Exodus presents close readings of African American primary sources, including pamphlets, poetry, and fiction, as expressions of distinct positions o…
Prophetic Perfectionism
Recent fiction, film, art, and scholarship on nineteenth-century American abolitionists Nat Turner and John Brown shed light on the politics of their prophetic religion. Both men led violent rebellions against slavery for which they were executed. Prophetic perfectionism drove Turner and Brown but tended to fade in works about them. Exceptions to this pattern of reception include Jacob Lawrence's John Brown series (1941), Nate Parker's film The B…
Walter Benjamin
This collection of essays takes up the challenge of exploring the little-discussed topic of Walter Benjamin's political thought about the state. The essays, which begin with a rich overview of the
A Research Agenda for the Study of Entropic Social Structural Evolution, Functional Roles, Adhocratic Leadership Styles, and Credibility in Online Organizations and Knowledge Markets
Religion and Literature
The American field of religion and literature emerged in the mid-20th century with a particular interest in the theological resonance of modern literature. By the 1970s, the field had grown and diversified, leading David Hesla to announce a 'second stage' in which various approaches and topics, including social science and popular culture, would replace the first, theological stage. For Hesla and others, the second stage signaled confusion as wel…
The Schmittian Messiah in Agamben'sThe Time That Remains
For Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Zitek the New Testament writings attributed to Paul have much to say on contemporary debates over politics and religious tradition. Taking the measure of this new intellectual trend calls for careful readings of books on the subject, among the most interesting of which is Agamben's The Time That Remains, a series of seminar lectures that explores the influence of Paul's letters on messianic thought. H…
Religion, Gender, and Culture in the Pre-Modern World
Walter benjamin, religion, and aesthetics rethinking religion through the arts Plate, S. Brent
Walter benjamin, religion, and aesthetics rethinking religion through the arts Plate, S. Brent." Material Religion, 3(1), pp. 149–150
The fall from Eden, critical theory, and The Teletubbies
This essay demonstrates how the biblical story of Eden (Genesis chapters 2–3) illuminates contemporary critical theory and culture. Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin evoke the myth of the Fall in their studies of mass culture. Giorgio Agamben and Peter Sloterdijk show how modernity is defined by such extraordinary places as concentration camps and parks. But my reading of Genesis 3 reveals a subtle story even better suited to cultural criticism …
Concealment, Revelation, And Gender
Moses's wearing of a veil (Exod 34:25-39) remains a puzzling and relatively obscure biblical episode. This article interprets Moses's veil as a sign of divine communication and prophecy. Through analysis of the passage, commentary, and images from the history of art, I trace the legacy of the veil as a symbol of the problem of divine revelation itself. For written commentary and artistic tradition, I argue that the veil is concealed, repressed, a…
Snapshots of Tradition
On the thirteenth of each month, from October 1990 until May 1994, Nancy Fowler appeared on the porch of a farmhouse in Conyers, Georgia, to deliver the message she had received from an apparition of the Virgin Mary. On apparition days, up to 80,000 people brought rosaries and cameras to the grounds of the farm. This essay analyzes the use of traditional religious discourse and modern technologies such as photography by participants in the Conyer…
Sacrificing Commentary
Centripetal and Centrifugal Structures in Biblical Poetry. Daniel Grossberg
The Book and the Text
Signs and Wonders
The Schmittian Messiah in Agamben'sThe Time That Remains
For Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Zitek the New Testament writings attributed to Paul have much to say on contemporary debates over politics and religious tradition. Taking the measure of this new intellectual trend calls for careful readings of books on the subject, among the most interesting of which is Agamben's The Time That Remains, a series of seminar lectures that explores the influence of Paul's letters on messianic thought. H…
Signs and Wonders
Centripetal and Centrifugal Structures in Biblical Poetry. Daniel Grossberg
The Book and the Text
Snapshots of Tradition
On the thirteenth of each month, from October 1990 until May 1994, Nancy Fowler appeared on the porch of a farmhouse in Conyers, Georgia, to deliver the message she had received from an apparition of the Virgin Mary. On apparition days, up to 80,000 people brought rosaries and cameras to the grounds of the farm. This essay analyzes the use of traditional religious discourse and modern technologies such as photography by participants in the Conyer…
Sacrificing Commentary
Concealment, Revelation, And Gender
Moses's wearing of a veil (Exod 34:25-39) remains a puzzling and relatively obscure biblical episode. This article interprets Moses's veil as a sign of divine communication and prophecy. Through analysis of the passage, commentary, and images from the history of art, I trace the legacy of the veil as a symbol of the problem of divine revelation itself. For written commentary and artistic tradition, I argue that the veil is concealed, repressed, a…
The fall from Eden, critical theory, and The Teletubbies
This essay demonstrates how the biblical story of Eden (Genesis chapters 2–3) illuminates contemporary critical theory and culture. Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin evoke the myth of the Fall in their studies of mass culture. Giorgio Agamben and Peter Sloterdijk show how modernity is defined by such extraordinary places as concentration camps and parks. But my reading of Genesis 3 reveals a subtle story even better suited to cultural criticism …
Religion, Gender, and Culture in the Pre-Modern World
Walter benjamin, religion, and aesthetics rethinking religion through the arts Plate, S. Brent
Walter benjamin, religion, and aesthetics rethinking religion through the arts Plate, S. Brent." Material Religion, 3(1), pp. 149–150
The Schmittian Messiah in Agamben'sThe Time That Remains
For Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Zitek the New Testament writings attributed to Paul have much to say on contemporary debates over politics and religious tradition. Taking the measure of this new intellectual trend calls for careful readings of books on the subject, among the most interesting of which is Agamben's The Time That Remains, a series of seminar lectures that explores the influence of Paul's letters on messianic thought. H…
Religion and Literature
The American field of religion and literature emerged in the mid-20th century with a particular interest in the theological resonance of modern literature. By the 1970s, the field had grown and diversified, leading David Hesla to announce a 'second stage' in which various approaches and topics, including social science and popular culture, would replace the first, theological stage. For Hesla and others, the second stage signaled confusion as wel…
A Research Agenda for the Study of Entropic Social Structural Evolution, Functional Roles, Adhocratic Leadership Styles, and Credibility in Online Organizations and Knowledge Markets
Walter Benjamin
This collection of essays takes up the challenge of exploring the little-discussed topic of Walter Benjamin's political thought about the state. The essays, which begin with a rich overview of the
Prophetic Perfectionism
Recent fiction, film, art, and scholarship on nineteenth-century American abolitionists Nat Turner and John Brown shed light on the politics of their prophetic religion. Both men led violent rebellions against slavery for which they were executed. Prophetic perfectionism drove Turner and Brown but tended to fade in works about them. Exceptions to this pattern of reception include Jacob Lawrence's John Brown series (1941), Nate Parker's film The B…
Excavating Exodus
Reviewed by: Excavating Exodus: Biblical Typology and Racial Solidarity in African American Literature by J. Laurence Cohen Brian Britt J. Laurence Cohen, Excavating Exodus: Biblical Typology and Racial Solidarity in African American Literature (Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press, 2021) Excavating Exodus presents close readings of African American primary sources, including pamphlets, poetry, and fiction, as expressions of distinct positions o…
The Inversions of Walter Benjamin's Anarchism
Walter Benjamin's ambivalent engagement with anarchist thought extends beyond well-known works from the early 1920s such as "Critique of Violence" (1921). Contemporary anarchist thinkers, including Gustav Landauer and Georges Sorel, influenced Benjamin and many of his associates, including Ernst Bloch, Erich Unger, Hugo Ball, and Gershom Scholem. This article describes the place of anarchism in Benjamin's work, particularly in the fragment "World…
The Remnant and the Trace in Biblical Tradition
The biblical motif of the remnant appears in prophetic oracles of restoration to address problems of theodicy in covenant religion. This essay argues that the category of trace in the work of Jacques Derrida and other modern thinkers provides a conceptual model for the biblical remnant and that theories of the trace belong to biblical tradition. The remnant and the trace share dynamics of past and future, presence and absence, with respect to his…
Philosophy (13 works) · Art (11 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (8 works) · Art history (7 works) · History (7 works) · Literature (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Law (5 works)