Writing as Praxis: Catherine Ryan Interviews Nina Power

A discussion between British philosopher, writer and activist, Nina Power, and Australian artist and writer, Catherine Ryan, about topics including: writing as a praxis; the political capacity of the polemical form; the politics of debate; the need to return to grand, structural terms for socio-poli...

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Published in:Public (Toronto) 2017-06, Vol.28 (55), p.109-119
Main Authors: Power, Nina, Ryan, Catherine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catherine Ryan
Michel Foucault
Nina Power
Polemic
politics
public intellectual
writing
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Summary:A discussion between British philosopher, writer and activist, Nina Power, and Australian artist and writer, Catherine Ryan, about topics including: writing as a praxis; the political capacity of the polemical form; the politics of debate; the need to return to grand, structural terms for socio-political analysis; the role of the public intellectual; the effects of the Internet on the role of the public intellectual; and the relation between art and politics.
ISSN:0845-4450
2048-6928
DOI:10.1386/public.28.55.109_7