Corruption as co-created rupture: A definitional etymological approach

We critically interrogate corruption via examinations of its meaning(s). Through examination of some of the definitions of elements of the word 'corruption' we engage in a textual reading whereby our typical conceptions of corruption are able to be put aside temporarily and are augmented if not replaced with alternative understandings. The notion of the co-rupture is surfaced through this basic language based technique and seems to be missing from the existing literature regarding corruption. Finally, we discuss some ideas of the co-rupture and in doing so open new possibilities for the theorizing of corruption as well as offer a glimpse of a braided methodological approach to a Deleuzian inspired take on metonyms.