Author Archives: Sadeq Rahimi

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Subjectivity at the Intersection of Metaphoric and Metonymic Functions

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I have been intending to return and continue the two lines of discussion I had started earlier concerning the broader theme of political subjectivity and the more specific issue of metonymic and metaphoric functions for a while now, but too many things stopped me from doing so.  Thankfully a recent comment/question by Malte about my earlier posting on metaphor and …

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Didier Fassin on Resentment and Ressentiment

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Professor Didier Fassin delivered the Roger Allan Moore Lecture on Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

In this lecture, titled, “On Resentment and Ressentiment,” Didier Fassin discusses the differences between the concepts of resentment and ressentiment, specifically as formulated by Jean Améry and the implications of that distinction in …

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SPA Panel on Political Subjectivity – April 1, 2011, Santa Monica

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The biennial meeting of the Society for Psychological Anthropology this year took place from March 31 to April 3 in Santa Monica, California. Below you will find audio recordings of a panel myself and Byron Good had put together on the topic of political subjectivity. Terry O’Nell requested that her presentation not be published here due to ethical concerns regarding …
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Political Subjectivity / Subjectivity beyond the Subject

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I have come across an interesting talk by Caroline Williams which would be of interest and relevance to those following the topic of subjectivity, and political subjectivity in specific.

Professor Williams teaches at the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London, and her main focus is on political theory, and as you will hear in …

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Subjectivity, Politics and Medical Anthropology: The 2010 Marett Lecture by Professor Byron J. Good

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It has been a long time since I made my last contribution here. In addition to starting a new job I’ve been deeply involved with blogging and other online activities for the Green Movement in Iran. But I think it’s time for me to come back here, and as a way of working my way back into the topic of …

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Political subjectivity – in action

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I want to leave a quick note for any and all of the friends who had started to get engaged with my earlier postings on the theme of political subjectivity, both to apologize for having disappeared, and to give a quick explanation.

I am definitely very interested in continuing that thread and will be back, hopefully before long, to continue …