Bakhtin and the human sciences : no last words

246 Pages·1998·4.632 MB·English

by  Bakhtin, Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich, Gardiner, Michael, Bell, Michael, Bakhtin, M. M

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Human Sciences
BAKHTIN ANDT HEH UMAN SCIENECS
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BAKHTINA ND THEH UMAN
SCIENCES
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CONTENTS
NotoensC ontributors vii
Praecfe
IX
1 Bakhatnidn Htuhmea Snc ienAc BersiI:en ft roduction
MichGaaerld iannMedir c hMaaeylfe elrdB ell 1
PARTI DIALOGCSI
2 A BakhtPisnyicahno FlroogOmyu :ot f t he Hoefa ds
Indiviadniudna ttlhosDe i alobgeutewsTe heenm
lohSnh otatneMdri chBaielll ig 13
3 TheD ioagliocfNs a rraItdievnet ity
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4 CultausDr iea logue
MichMaaeylfe elrdB ell 49
5 Bakhatnitdnh Dei aglioocfS ocioAlnoI gnyv:e stigation
DoroEt.hS ym ith 63
PARTI IC ARNIVALS
6 TheG roteosfqt uhBeeo dEyl ectric
PetHeirt chcock 78
7 BakhtDiina'lsoB goidcPyao ll itics
HwaY ollung 95
8 KnowitnhSgeu balBtaekrhnCt:ai rnn,i avnatdlh ,e
OthVeori coeft he HuSmcaine nces
MichBaeernla rodn-aDis 112
PARTI ICIO NVERSTAIONS
9 'ThIen compaMroanbslotefeS orl ip's:i sm
BakhatniMdne rl-ePaounty
MichGaaerld iner 128
10B akhatniMdna nnheAinIm n:t rodDuicatloorgyu e
RaymoAn.Md o rrow 145
11T heD eaatnhRd e biorftt hhAe u thTohre:
BakhCtiirnc lBeo uarnddoi nIe nud ividuality,
LanguaangRdee volution
IaBnu rkitt 163
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vi BAKHNT AINDT HEH UMANS CIEENSC
PARTI VE THICASN DE VERYDALYI VES
12B akhtPienrisapne ocnt' iEvveesrL yidfSaeoy'c iology
CourtBneenyd er 181
13T he Sohfot chOkel dM:i khBaaiklh tCionn'tsr ibutions
tot hTeh eoorfTy i maen Adl terity
BayrS randywell 196
14T heN ormosfA nsweraBbaiklhiattniytdn:h e
FourPtohus ltate
GreNgi elsen 214
Index 231
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CONTRBIUTORS
MichaMealy erfBeelltdle acshoecsti haelo rey nvainrd onsmoecnitoallo gy
at IowUan iSvteaUrtSseiA Ht.ey i ,ts h e aouf't Dheoferep c olMoigkyh:a il
Bakhatnidtn h cea olfln atuwrhei'ca,ph p eairnCe adip tsamlN,ia ture,
Socia(l1i9s9ma4 n)d,s evebroaolk mso,s rte cenAtnlI yn,v ittaot ion
EnvironSmoecnoitgoa(yl1l 9 98).
Courtney (BPernidneUcrne itvoenDr espiatryt,om fSe oncti orleocgeyn)t ly
complheetdrei ds ser(t1a9t9ei7no)tn,i 'tKlietdcw hoertnkh :ee v eryday
pracotfir ceel igiona,n cdca orofikoniprgne go,pw lietA hI DSI'n. s ihte,
develeotphsn ogrmaepthhiotcdh saa tp pBlayk httihaeno orfia enss wer­
abialniddti ya ltoogt uhseet uodfey v eryldiiafnyet eraHcetirin otne.r ests
alisnoc lUuSdr ee liagnindoo uns- porrogfiatn izations.
MichaBeelr nard-DAosnsaoicPsir,ao tfeeo sfEs nogrl aitts hhUe n iversity
ofM issouri-Coliustm hbaeiu at,ho ofMUr iS Ak,hB aaiktlhi Bne:t ween
Phenomoegnyao nldMa rxi(s1m9 9T4h)e, PracTtheiocrReyh :eo tfo ric,
Knoewdlgaen,dP edagiongt yhA eca dem(y1 99a7n)dc, o-edwiittohr ,
RichGalredj ztehrfe,o rotfh cRohemtionirgnai nAc n toifundatWiorolnda.l
MichaBeilli lPsir go feosfSs oocri al aStLc oiuegnhcbeosUr noiuvgehr sity,
UK,a nadf ounmdeemrb oeftr h Dei scoaunrds eR hGertoouarptLi ocu gh­
borouHgiihsn. t erests pisnycclhuodtleho egsoirorchcyaei,lta nolar tiico,n al­
isamn pds ychoaAnmaolnyghssiirtsse .c enta rbAeorg oukiasnn gTd hi nking
(199B6a)n,Na alt ion(a1l9i9asn5dm)T alkoiftn hgRe o yFaalm i(l1y9 92).
IaBnu rklietctt iunsr oecsi oalnosdgo yc pisaylc hoilnto hgDeye partment
ofS ocainaEdlc onoSmtiucd aitte hsUe n iveorfsB irtayd fUoKr.Hd e,i s
thaeu thoofSr o cSieallv Teheso:r oife sSt ohceFi oarlmi aootnfP esroniatly
(1993).
MichaGealr diinAses rs isPtraonftei snSs oocri oalto gUtynh iev eorfs ity
WestOenrtna Crainoa,Hd eai .as u thoofTr he D ioagliocfCs r itMiq.uMe.:
Bakhatnidn Tthehoero yfI deol(o19g9ya2 sw) e,la sln umerouso na rticles
Bakhettihniu,ct so,p ianissomct ihaaelno dHr eiy cs.u rrewnotrlkyoi nn g
his sbeocootknob,d e e ntiCtrlietdi ques Lofife. Everyday
PetHeirt chciosac kp rofoefls isatorerayr n cdu ltsutruadlai tBe asr uch
Colleget haGenr da dauStac theoa onlUd n iveCresnitteyr (oGftS hUeC )
CitUyn iveorfNs eiwtY yor kU,S AA.m onhgib so oakrsDe i aloogfi ctsh e
Oppres(s1e9d9a 3n)Od s ciWlilladtSlepay c:Be o,yd a, nSdpi roifMt i lnlieanl
Materi(afloiorsmtmhi cng).
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viii BAHKTNI AND THEH UMANS CINECES
HwaY oJl untge aches polaitMt oircaavlCi oatlnhl eBeoegrteyh, l ehem,
USA.H isa cadeimnitce restpsh ecnoovmleeorng hoye,r meneutics,
postmodecronmipsamrc,au tlitvsuetr uadllii etsec,rr airtyia cneidcs omp,h i­
losoHpihrsye .c epnutb liciantciloTunhedsQ e u estOifRo ant ailoiantnyd
thBea sGirca mmoafIr n tercTuexlt(ts1u 9r9Ra0el)t ,h iPnolkiitnTighec oarly
(199a3n)'d,P henomeannodl obpgooydl yiw thiicacsph'p eairnBe odda yn d
Soiceitn1y9 96.
RaymonMdo rroiwsP rofessSoorc iooalfno dAg dyj unPrcotf eosfs or
EducatPioolnSiactlyu dUineisv,e orfsA iltbyeC ratnaa,Rd eac.e pnutb li­
catiionncslS uodceTi haelo rayn Edd uca(twiioctn.h AT .or re1s9,9a5 n) d
CritTihecoaralyn Mde thloodg(oy1 994).
GreNgi elisAses ns ocPiraotfee ssDoirr eaocnfttd oh Creo ncoCrednitar e
foBrr oadcaSsttuidnige s,H eCi ason na dlae.a vteh Sefo rcoimo logy
PrograamtYmo rek U niversityC'osl lGielnTgeo reno dnotno hweih se re
alasm oe mbetrh Geor fa duPartoeg raimSnmo ec iaPlo lainTtdhi ocuaglh t.
Hifisr sptu blicoantB iaoknhsdt aitnfe r o1m9 8a4n d mhoissrt e cent,
'BkahtainnHd a bertmoawsa:art dr ansceutlhtiaucprspa'el,a i rnTeh edo ry
anSdo ciien1t 9y9 5.
JennidfePe eru tiescr o mplehteidrno gc toirnsa otcei oaltCo agryl eton
UniverCsaintaHyde,adr .i sseretxaptlitoohrineem sp licoafatd iioanlso g­
icpaelr spectthievoeor fnif aeorsrr aitdievnJete intnyli.if veiernCs a lgary,
Albertwao,r akassn f dra e ellainhfciees toSrhiheaa nps.u bliisnth heed
Journoafl SoPcsiyaclh ology.
BarSrayn dyiwSesle ln iLoerct iunrS eorci oilno gDtyeh pea rtomfSe oncti ­
oloagtyt hUen iveorfsY iortkyU, K . iHste h aeu thoofLr o gological
Investi(g1a9t9ai6m )ou,nl st i-vwoolrouknm t eh hei stoofrr eyfl exivity:
Rfleexiavnitdth yCe r iosfWi ests eRrne as(ovno l1u)mT,ehe B eginnofi ngs
EuropTeheaonr nig(z viol2u)am nePd r esoRcflreeaixtviiTcth eyC :o nstruc­
tioofnP hilosoDpihsicco(auvlro sle3u )m.e
JohSnh otitasep rr ofeosfis notre rpreerlsaoitnniat olhDn ees p artomfe nt
CommunicUantiivoenor,fNs eiwtH ya mpshUiSrAHe.i, ls o ng-itnetremr ­
esitsi nt hseo cial ccoonnddiuttcioipo veneos p le ahv aoviiicnnteg h e
developomfpe anrtt icidpeamtoocrrayan cdcii evssi olc ieHteii ests h.e
authoofrm anyb ookmso,s rte cenCtolnyv ersaRteiaolniTathlie e s:
ConstroufLc fiteti horno Luagnhg u(a1g9e9 3).
DorotEh.Sy m iitihs n Dtehpea rtomfSe oncti oalnoEdgq yu iSttyu daite s
thUen iveorfTso irtoynC taon,a adnaid,ts h aeu thoofWr r ittihnSego cial
(ofrtohmcinTghe)C ,o npcteuParla ctiPcoweesAr :Fo efm iSnoicsoitgo oylf
Knoewdlg(e1 99T0e)tx,sF ,a catnsFd,e miintiEyxn:lp ortihnRege latoifo ns
Ruli(n1g9 9a0n)dT h eE veryWdoralyad sP robleAm FaetmiicSn:oi csit­
olo(g1y9 )8.7
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PREFACE
Web egtihnpi rse foantc eh e adfatwyee fir r msetit n t hflee sohr,t, ou se
morBea khtvionciaabnu ilncah rryo,n octoo-ppirce sencew.eh aAdl though
recesnettnlhtyfie r dsrtta o fft his maonfutfsoS c argfieopr rte viaenwhd,a d
become ccollolseaean gcduo elsl aboorvaemtrao nrys moonfwt ohrsk ing
togetuhnettrih,lpi osi wneth ad omneltiy nc ybersSpuaccaher te.h e
deliogfth htIesn tearnntdeh twe o rokfB akhtthiasntc h ofilnatdrh se m­
selpvleusn giinnitgno t iamnaedtx ec ictoendv erdseastpibioetniet n hgo u­
sanodfms i laensad n atiboonradalep ra- ritn ctahsies,d itshtaeann dc e
thnea tionable tbwoSerteJd noe hrn N'esw,f ounadnlda nAdm es, Iowa.
Thimse etcionngs ummapa rtoejdte hchatat gd r owonuo tfa c orrespon­
denbceet wueeson nt hpeh ilosoofnp ahteyui rnB akhtwirni'tsiW en gs.
botrhe cognaig zaepidn t hlei teroanat lutreer naaptpirvoepr oifa tions
Bakh-tiintn h aer eoafe coglyao,n idn o thdeorm aiinnts hs eo cainadl
humasnc ieanscwe eslM li.c hGaaerl disnuegrg etshtawetedc o-ead it
volutmheaw otu blrdi tnogg estohmeoerft hdei vesrtsreao nftd hsne e w
scholaornBs ahkihptd rianw,ni onotgn loyne stablsicshhoeildnat rhsi s
arebau,at l saou thorasr newe hwodl iys covheirrsii canhng sd u ggestive
writinwgesrd.ee lWieg thhtoaeutsdr o licibtyla ettiatonendrs e blye ctronic
meagnesn eraanet neodr mpoeursh,ea vpeosnv erwherlemsipno-gan,ns e
embarrasosfrm iecnhAtes st .hv eo lutmoeo skh apcee,r ttahienm atic
configuroaftt hinioesnsw sc holabresgthaoisn pu ggtehsetm seAlnvdie,ns .
theen dw,es eletchtteeh di rctheaepntt hearatssw, es aiwt b,e srte flected
thper omoifasB ea khtliengifaaocntry h heu masnc iences.
Buta,g aiwne, hnaedv meert n,o erv esnp okoennt hpeh onOeu.r
relatiwoanessn htiivpri erltayun ahdle ,nc cuer ioduescloyr por-yeeatl ized
noutn dialToogb iesc uarlte.h, e irsael acokfi mmediianac d yi alogue
lackfiunclgol - preSsoemntece ex.ta unabdli ograepvhiidcesanulcg eg ests
thaBta khhtiimns wealssfu spiocfei loeucst ronicaclolmym umneid­iated
catiaonndt, h alti,kM ea rtBiunb ehre,c onsidtehrefea d-c teaoc-ef
encoutnobt eet rh e mgoesntum iannei fesotfda itailooCnge uret.aa i nly,
pureellye ctrreolnaitci toensstthheimedpe anianngld imoiftd isa logue,
botahsa m etapahnodir nt eromfst he pracotfli icnagluiiitnsitteeisrc ­
change.
A seroifce osn tingheonwceivheeasrhs,,a ppbirloyu ugsht to geotnh er
thhiosst u mmdeary J uilnoy na, ni sliantn hdSe tL awreRnicvee r, where
wea rjeo inctolmyp otshipinrsge foanc leaa ptcoopm puitnMe irk Bee ll's
boathoAunsdee v.e tnh ibsri eoffec shtr onoetnocpoiucn ctoenrfisr ms
Bakhtmianii'nns s itghhadtti: a loigsnu ooetn luyn finalibzutathb ailtte ,
alwaryest aainen lse moefsn utr porfia sl eo,op hiontl iema en sdp aocfe ,
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