The Betrayal of Criticism

In recent decades, new Hebrew poetry has been characterized by poetic accessibility and clear statements. To understand this fundamental shift in the contemporary poetic idioms, it is not enough to cite the weakening of the institution of criticism itself, following processes of neoliberalization in the institutions of literature and journalism and the rise of social networks; we must also consider contemporary poetry’s rejection of the old relations of power and authority vis-à-vis institutional criticism.

Duke Scholars

Author Reut Israela Ben-yaakov