Send message to Author

Short abstract

jxst reading invites people working within or in relation to state institutions to come together to consider larger realities of knowing through the frame of injustice. The aim is to open up a collective, iterative, political and poetic process of reading within institutions.

Long abstract

I would like to present the emerging technique of jxst reading as part of this panel in order to clarify the link between reading practices and technocracy, and, most importantly, what might come after.

jxst reading takes the concept of epistemic injustice as its starting point, which Miranda Fricker defines as “a wrong done to someone specifically in their capacity as a knower”.

Within the practice of jxst reading, reading becomes a multifaceted practice that is at once social, political, poetic and epistemological. It is a practice that raises basic questions about how reading happens within state institutions and whether it is necessary to pay closer attention to the links between reading, in a metaphorical sense, and our 'capacities as knowers'.

jxst reading is a technique-in-the-making, one that is intended to be practiced within state institutions as a form of 'inreach', a way of creating a habitat for critical listening, conversation and reflection. What does reading mean and why does it matter as a practice? Who or what gets to read today? In what ways might reading become a crucial tool for practicing expertise within the State after technocracy? Could jxst reading be such a tool?

This contribution will outline the technique of jxst reading and the insights and questions it has yielded so far. I will contextualise what motivates this technique, and share some initial findings. I would like to learn, through this panel, how jxst reading might be significant, after technocracy. https://jessicafoleywriting.com/2025/03/20/just-reading/