Abstract

In this introduction, I situate Husserl and classical phenomenology within the current surge of interest in critical phenomenology. I argue that critical phenomenology is not a rupture but a movement of reorientation and thematization, making explicit the critical impulses already present in classical phenomenology and directing them toward contemporary social and political questions. I also emphasize the continued relevance of Husserl, especially his phenomenology of imagination, for critical projects. The three contributions together show how Husserl's analyses of imagination offer important resources for rethinking normativity and possibilities for social transformation.