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Title: | Multiaccentual coalitions, dialogic grief and carnivalesque assemblies: Judith Butler and Mikhail Bakhtin meet in the world of ethics |
Authors: | Roberts, JM |
Keywords: | Judith Butler;Mikhail Bakhtin;assemblies;ethics;carnivalesque;coalitions;dialogue;grief |
Issue Date: | 26-Jun-2023 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Citation: | Roberts, J.M. (2023) 'Multiaccentual coalitions, dialogic grief and carnivalesque assemblies: Judith Butler and Mikhail Bakhtin meet in the world of ethics', Philosophy and Social Criticism, 0 (ahead-of-print), pp. 1 - 20. doi: 10.1177/01914537231184495. |
Abstract: | Copyright © The Author 2023. This article for the first time seeks to bring together theoretical insights from Judith Butler and Mikhail Bakhtin in order to strengthen their respective understanding of ethics. First, the article suggests that Bakhtin’s theory of dialogic events and the ‘multiaccentuality’ and thematic nature of everyday utterances can help Butler address criticisms that suggest her work concentrates too heavily on invariant meanings in utterances. Second, Butler’s theory of coalitions can usefully politicise Bakhtin’s ideas on utterances, while her ethics of grief is a crucial way to think about how we forge bonds with the ‘Other’. Correspondingly, Bakhtin’s theory of the ethical ‘I’ adds an important moment of ‘empathy’ to Butler’s account of grief and the ‘Other’. Third, Butler’s theory of state hegemony and counter-hegemonic assemblies can provide an important addition to Bakhtin’s theory, while Bakhtin’s theory of carnivalesque democracy strengthens Butler’s insights on equality in assemblies and occupying a liveable life. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26802 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/01914537231184495 |
ISSN: | 0191-4537 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: John M. Roberts https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3288-9505 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers |
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