Articulation lacks one settled definition yet marks a pivotal theoretical rupture in structuralist Marxism
Evidence
The term āarticulationā is a complex one, variously employed and defined in the literature here referred to. No clear consensus of conceptual definition can be said to have emerged so far. Yet it remains the site of a significant theoretical rupture (coupure ) and intervention. This is the intervention principally associated with the work of Althusser and the āschoolā of structuralist Marxism. ā Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 615
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Establishes that āarticulationā is a contested term without consensus definition despite its centrality ā key orientation for the reader.
- QUESTION: Which of the two specifically relevant applications of āarticulationā that Hall says heāll detail are these? This chapter sets them up as forthcoming.
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