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An International Line-up Of Scholars Examines the Role Of The Intellectual In The Twenty-first Century, looking At the Gap Between Contemporary Cultural Theory And Cultural Practice, And Asking Whether Knowledge And Methodologies In The Humanities Can Intervene In Everyday Politics And Vice-versa. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes On Contributors; 1 Introduction: Commitment And Complicity; Part I: Rethinking Commitment; 2 Commitment As A Nonperformative; 3 Commitment Or Commitment-kitsch? Rethinking The 'woman Question', Agency, And Feminist Politics; 4 'human' In The Age Of Disposable People: The Ambiguous Import Of Kinship And Education In Blind Shaft; Part Ii: Commitment And Complicity In The Production Of Knowledge; 5 The Middle East And The Disciplinary (re)production Of Knowledge; 6 Empty Versatility And The Art Of The Circular Reading; 7 The Commitment To Face Part Iii: Putting Complicity To Work8 The Necessity Of 'terror'; 9 Putting Complicity To Work For Accountability: An Australian Case Study; 10 Layers Of Labor In Cultural Production: Notes On Aesthetics And Commitment From The Transparent Factory; 11 The Politics Of 'contemporary Islamic Art'; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W Edited By B. Firat, S. De Mul, S. Van Wichelen. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English