New Kritike Section: Metaporika Denkbild

[PAOLO BOLANOS]

** Apologies for cross-posting**

 

Dear Friends,

 

We are happy to announce that we have added a new section to the Kritike website: “Metaporika Denkbild” (https://www.kritike.org/metaporika-denkbild.html). 

Denkbild is a German word that means “image of thought” or “image of reflection.”  The term was used by Walter Benjamin to refer to a style of writing that defies the traditional systemic prose.  An image of thought is a kind of moving reflection that is almost immediate, yet profoundly emphatic—akin to the brushstroke of a painter.  A Denkbild is a textual performance that, while eluding a fixed linguistic expression, could be a source of critical insight.  In this context, we are using Denkbild as a metaphor to describe contributions which escape the formal style of most academic essays (e.g., philosophical aphorisms, poems, transcripts, interviews, and short philosophical novels).

Our first installment features two Denkbilder, a philosophical aphorism and a video transcript:

“The Mad Professor” by Paolo A. Bolaños is a philosophical aphorism/trope inspired by Section 125 (“The Madman”) of Friedrich Nietzsche’s The Gay Science.  While Nietzsche used the figure of the Madman to declare the death of God, Bolaños uses the figure of the Mad Professor to decry the death of education.  You can read/download the piece here: https://www.kritike.org/journal/denkbild/bolanos_march2021.pdf 

Meanwhile, Hans-Georg Moeller provides a critical reflection of the new phenomenon of “profilicity”—a form of identity formation via the “curation and validation of profiles” through social media accounts.  He further describes it as “the political commodification of yourself.”  You can watch the video and download the transcript here: https://www.kritike.org/selfie-politics--the-political-commodification-of-yourself.html

If you wish to submit a creative philosophical piece for consideration, you may email your submission to submissio...@gmail.com with the subject heading “Metaporika Denkbild.”  Please also include the following:

• Complete name: Surname, first name, and middle initial
• Institutional affiliation
• Official email address
• Title of your submission
• A short description of the context of your submission
• Updated curriculum vitae

Thank you very much and may you remain healthy and safe.  Happy Easter!

The Kritike Editorial Team

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