Abstract

GIBSON-GRAHAM, J. K. INTERVENCIONES POSESTRUCTURALES. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2002, vol.38, pp.261-286. ISSN 0486-6525.

POSTSTRUCTURALISM IS A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIETY THAT embraces the ultimate undecidability of meaning, the constitutive power of discourse, and the political effectivity of theory and research. In this paper the authors explore three poststructuralist concepts/strategies -deconstruction, genealogy, and performativity- highlighting their uses in economic geography. The paper concludes with an exploration of how poststructuralism transforms and politicizes the practice of social research. In relation to this, they examine three poststructuralist research projects that actively engage in producing or destabilizing discursive formations, thereby participating in the constitution of power, subjectivity and social possibility.

Keywords : deconstruction; genealogy; performativity; social research; action research.

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