Theory and Event
Encyclopedia
Theory and Event is an electronic academic journal
founded in 1997 and devoted to contemporary questions in political theory, particularly those related to sovereignty
, territory, government
, identity
, and the politics of representation as it appears in a variety of fora including elections, consumerism
and high
and popular culture
. The journal focuses on the confrontation between theory and current events, allowing the immediacy of the latter to test, challenge, and change the often-ossified concepts inherent in the former. It includes essays, as well as other forms of writing less typical of the discipline. The staff, authors, and readership hail from all parts of the globe.
The current editors are Davide Panagia of Trent University
and Jodi Dean of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges
. The journal is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Johns Hopkins University Press
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
founded in 1997 and devoted to contemporary questions in political theory, particularly those related to sovereignty
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
, territory, government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, identity
Identity (social science)
Identity is a term used to describe a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations . The term is used more specifically in psychology and sociology, and is given a great deal of attention in social psychology...
, and the politics of representation as it appears in a variety of fora including elections, consumerism
Consumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen...
and high
High culture
High culture is a term, now used in a number of different ways in academic discourse, whose most common meaning is the set of cultural products, mainly in the arts, held in the highest esteem by a culture...
and popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
. The journal focuses on the confrontation between theory and current events, allowing the immediacy of the latter to test, challenge, and change the often-ossified concepts inherent in the former. It includes essays, as well as other forms of writing less typical of the discipline. The staff, authors, and readership hail from all parts of the globe.
The current editors are Davide Panagia of Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
and Jodi Dean of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...
. The journal is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press is the publishing division of the Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The Press publishes books, journals, and electronic databases...
.
External links
- Official website
- Theory & Event at Project MUSEProject MUSEProject MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...
- Davide Panagia homepage
- Jodi Dean homepage