Resisting the canon
Critique, Abolition and Doing Epistemic Justice in Reading the History of International Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4445083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Hutchings (0000-0003-3027-7337, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-342 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00471178251337679 |
| OpenAlex | W4409883753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The paper proceeds in two main sections. First, it sketches out the nature of critique as a de-canonising practice within IR theory and how critique has itself become the target of resistance in recent strands of feminist and decolonial inspired abolitionist thinking. Second, it explores the politics of challenging the canon drawing on the example of the WHIT project, which I suggest is better captured using the language of epistemic justice than either critique or abolition. In conclusion, it draws out the lessons of this analysis for understandings of the ethos and practice of resisting the canon
Aesthetics · Art · Canon · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Reading (process) · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |