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Notes toward a performative theory of assembly /

"Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions, analyzing what they signify and how. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of perfomative action, Butler extends her theory of performativity to argue that precarity - the destructio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butler, Judith, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Judith Butler elucidates the dynamics of public assembly under prevailing economic and political conditions, analyzing what they signify and how. Understanding assemblies as plural forms of perfomative action, Butler extends her theory of performativity to argue that precarity - the destruction of the conditions of livability - has been a galvanizing force and theme in today's highly visible protests."--
Notas:"The Mary Flexner lectures of Bryn Mawr College"--Preliminaries
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674495548
0674495543
9780674495562
067449556X