dePICTions breathes new life into the French tradition of the critical review.
Based in Paris and inspired by the city’s intellectual currents, yet published in English as the world’s scholarly lingua franca, this new critical review translates a distinctly French approach for an international audience.
Welcome to dePICTions volume 1 (2021): Pandemic Times.
COVID-19 and State of Exception: Medicine, Politics, and the Epidemic State
Carlo Salzani COVID-19 and State of Exception: Medicine, Politics, and the Epidemic State The article analyzes the paradigm of the state of exception which
Sick in the City
David Selim Sayers Sick in the City Humans haven’t always lived in cities. And humans haven’t always had pandemics. In fact, a panoramic glance
Challenging Our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety
Frank Furedi Challenging Our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety The aim of this essay is to explore the impact of contemporary safety consciousness on the
The Gentle Art of Making “Un-Decisions”
Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte The Gentle Art of Making “Un-Decisions” What can the concept of crisis teach us about the COVID-19 pandemic? And what can
Coronavirus, Epidemiology, and the Myth of the Primacy of Will over Matter
Philip Alcabes Coronavirus, Epidemiology, and the Myth of the Primacy of Will over Matter The coronavirus outbreak is an intensification of a pre-existing state
What’s the Point of Critique, Today?
Iain MacKenzie What’s the Point of Critique, Today? After an initial note of hesitancy about how to address the titular question, this caution is
Wallace Fountains: A Model for Post-Pandemic Action
Barbara Lambesis Wallace Fountains: A Model for Post-Pandemic Action The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 will be remembered as a worldwide health crisis that caused
As Filmmakers, We Strive to Dissolve Borders
Yonca Talu As Filmmakers, We Strive to Dissolve Borders Interview with Nicolás Rincón Gille and Hector Ulloque Franco BOGOTÁ-born, Brussels-based Nicolás Rincón Gille established