Cultural trauma, habitus and other traces of the past

SZALÓ, Csaba. Cultural trauma, habitus and other traces of the past. In 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities. 2017.

Basic information

• Original name: Cultural trauma, habitus and other traces of the past
• Authors: SZALÓ, Csaba.
• Edition: 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities, 2017.

Other information

• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret

Abstract

Social theory includes the tradition of reconnecting understanding and explanation. I will focus on two recent attempts to reconfigure the terrain of these epistemic modes as these were articulated in cultural sociology (Isaac Reed) and critical hermeneutics (Hans Kögler). While offering distinct interpretive strategies, that of interpretive explanation respective dialogue, both perspectives stress the crucial role of our relationship to otherness in the development of human sciences. My critical reading thus problematises the experience of intelligible difference paying particular attention to various traces of the past we have to deal with in our everyday life.