Through its K.ritiques, the magazine takes a stand: not by handing out good and bad marks, but by exercising a criticism that dismantles the obvious, shifts perspectives, and puts its finger on what is uncomfortable. Here, analyses of the contemporary situation, political commentary, book reviews, as well as satirical and polemical texts intersect – all rooted, directly or indirectly, in Jewish issues and what they reveal about our times.
Criticism, as we understand it, is neither neutral nor “objective”: it challenges the status quo. It seeks out flaws in dominant narratives, challenges preconceived ideas, and identifies the unthought and the blind spots. It never loses sight of its roots in the social and historical sciences, as well as political philosophy, disciplines that are essential to the foundation of true critical judgment. K.ritiques is a space where the most rigorous conceptual essay can coexist with the most corrosive ironic fragment: texts that, each in their own way, use literature, public debate, and current events as a basis for understanding – and sometimes challenging – the times.
