The Interpretation, Method and Critique (IMC) Seminar Series promotes and celebrates work in interpretive and critical methodologies and methods in the social sciences. It is interdisciplinary and welcoming of all research that places intersubjective meaning-making at the centre of social scientific inquiry, or that identifies with one or more traditions in critical theory and praxis.
Seminars are on Fridays, 12 - 1pm, Australian Eastern Time (Standard/Daylight) unless otherwise indicated.
Some past IMC seminars videos are available online.
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Past Events
Piracy, Punishment, and Structural Hermeneutics (Matt Norton, University of Oregon)
Matt Norton, University of Oregon
Hermeneutics is one of the wellsprings of interpretive methods in contemporary social science. The space between biblical interpretation and the…
Statehood à la Carte in the Caribbean and the Pacific: Secession, Regionalism, and Postcolonial Politics (Jack Corbett, Monash University)
(Jack Corbett, Monash University)
This talk considers the role of comparison in interpretive research by applying Boswell et al’s (2019) approach to how leaders in the Caribbean and…
Beyond the Lines: An Ethnohistorical Approach to Studying Violence and Collective Meaning in Social Networks (Sarah Parkinson, John Hopkins University)
Sarah Parkinson (John Hopkins University)
Beyond the Lines explores the social underpinnings of rebel adaptation and resilience. How do rebel groups cope with crises such as repression,…