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Historicity and Othering

August 17, 2020 by Simon Robinson 1 Comment

If a people has a culture, it also has a present and therefore a history. While the present does not guarantee a future, recording the present helps establish the historicity of a culture. The authority that is conveyed through authentic observation tends to help preserve cultures when those presents are continuously documented. Perhaps the idea of historicity is another concept to add to grievability when we think of human rights.

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Filed Under: Anchoritism Tagged With: aridity line, climate justice, colonialism, edward said, eyal weizman, historicity, lrb, naomi klein, tutankhamun, ungrievable

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