On the Judgment of History

Joan Wallach Scott critically examines the belief that history will redeem us, revealing the implicit politics of appeals to the judgment of history. She argues that the notion of a linear, ever-improving direction of history hides the persistence of power structures and hinders the pursuit of alternative futures.

Joan Wallach Scott examineaza critic credinta ca istoria ne va rascumpara, dezvaluind politica implicita a apelurilor la judecata istoriei. Ea sustine ca notiunea unei directii liniare, din ce in ce mai imbunatatite, a istoriei ascunde persistenta structurilor de putere si impiedica urmarirea viitorului alternativ.