Dilemmas of theorizing class

J. K. Gibson-Graham

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Abstract

Pushed by our reviewers to revisit perennial (meta)theoretical questions and choices, we confront once again the dilemmas of theorizing. Should we emphasize the emptiness or fullness of categories? What historical baggage comes with our theoretical categories and what violence does theory do to history and geography? Must we sacrifice the heterogeneity within categories to constitute differences between them? Can a category function simultaneously as a ground and a product of analysis? Is there a virtue in consistency? Should theory identify limits or explore possibilities, or should it always do both? What constitutes a broadening of the theoretical imagination?.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-44
Number of pages6
JournalRethinking Marxism
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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