Kimberly Hutchings: Kimberly Hutchings on Quiet as a Research Strategy, the Essence of Critique, and the Narcissism of Minor Differences

As a job, International Relations requires carving out one’s position by being vocal. Being vocal entails making oneself heard, forwarding identifiable ‘contributions’. But what if the biggest contribution one might make would actually consist of quieting down?

In a provocative and wide-ranging Talk, Kimberly Hutchings—amongst others—challenges us to take postcolonialism seriously as an invitation to hush, and provides compelling suggestions as to what critique means in a time of proliferating criticality.