Figures of the Subject in Times of Crisis
Dados Bibliográficos
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ANO | 1995 |
TIPO | Artigo |
PERIÓDICO | Public Culture |
ISSN | 0899-2363 |
E-ISSN | 1527-8018 |
EDITORA | Publisher 15297 |
DOI | 10.1215/08992363-7-2-323 |
CITAÇÕES | 96 |
ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
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Resumo
This article explores the shifting grounds of subjectivity in contemporary political life. Focusing on the notion of crisis, the authors argue that crises, rather than being exceptional moments of rupture, have become normalized and continuous, shaping the ways in which individuals experience and understand themselves. They examine how various figures of the subject—the confessing subject, the therapeutic subject, the witnessing subject—emerge and are deployed in response to these ongoing crises. Drawing on examples from South Africa and elsewhere, the article analyzes how these figures are implicated in processes of political subjectivation, often reinforcing existing power relations while simultaneously offering possibilities for resistance and transformation.