Hall’s decentering method stems from his own colonial displacement

Evidence

When I think about a problem, I realize retrospectively that I have done so by making this “detour.” I am sure this “methodological presupposition” of my thinking has something to do with my own personal “displacement,” but this is a connection I cannot spend time reflecting on—it is part of the unconsciousness of thought about which I was speaking earlier. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 1193

Categorization

Category: Connection Points

• QUESTION: Hall leaves the personal-formation-to-method link unanswered/unconscious - worth interrogating how the field connects biography to analytic practice for colonial intellectuals.